used to be part of “Mycology Laboratory” at BIOTEC. The purely taxonomical works on Fungi of Mycology Laboratory are transitioning, with the creation of our lab, to a more integrated approach for understanding fungal biology by putting fungi into their natural context, i.e. in interaction with other biotic and abiotic environments, including humans, in their ecosystems. We take advantage of our solid backgrounds in invertebrate-pathogenic fungi, xylariaceous fungi and mushrooms in conducting fundamental researches on fungi-environments interactions.