Leho Tedersoo

ClassifyITS improves fungal ITS sequence classification by using taxon-specific cutoffs, outperforming existing tools and supporting better biodiversity analysis.

The paper identifies 25 novel phyla in the eukaryotic tree of life through global environmental DNA surveys and proposes formal names for 150 species.

This study compares COI barcode lengths in eDNA metabarcoding, finding that 658 bp is optimal for balancing accuracy and ecological interpretation.

This study analyzes the population genetics of Suillus luteus, showing all introductions originated from Europe and showing genetic differentiation in introduced regions linked to forestry practices.

The paper benchmarks full-length ITS metabarcoding across Illumina, PacBio, and Oxford Nanopore platforms using mock and soil communities, finding PacBio has the lowest error rate and recommends standard pipelines for biodiversity assessments.

The paper reorganizes the Corymbiglomeraceae family, describes new taxa in Diversisporales, and maps their distribution using eDNA sequences.

This study evaluates how soil sampling design and processing affect biodiversity estimates, finding significant variation in diversity metrics based on subsample numbers and pooling strategies.

This study compares PacBio long-read HTS and Sanger sequencing for fungal DNA barcoding, finding PacBio more efficient and cost-effective for species identification and allele polymorphism detection.

The paper proposes a new classification system for eukaryotes based on monophyly and divergence times to improve taxonomic comparability across kingdoms.