Fungal secondary metabolites have many important biological roles and some, like the toxic
polyketide aflatoxin, have been intensively studied at the genetic level. Complete sets of …

To identify natural products and their associated biosynthetic genes from underutilized,
difficult-to-manipulate microbes, chemical screening and bioinformatic analysis were …

Locoweeds are perennial forbs poisonous to livestock and cause extreme losses to animal
husbandry. Locoweed toxicity is attributed to the symbiotic endophytes in Alternaria sect …

(1) Background: Phytohabitans is a recently established genus belonging to rare
actinomycetes. It has been unclear if its members have the capacity to synthesize diverse …

Background The early phases of Diaporthe helianthi pathogenesis on sunflower are
characterized by the production of phytotoxins that may play a role in host colonisation. In …

Fungi are known to produce various nonribosomal peptide-derived compounds that exhibit
useful bioactivities. However, understanding of how those fungal secondary metabolites are …

Nonribosomal peptides, made by nonribosomal peptide synthetases, have diverse
biological activities, including roles as fungal virulence effectors. Inspection of the genome of …

Intensive study of gene diversity of bioactive compounds in a wood-rot fungus, Xylaria sp.
BCC1067, has made it possible to identify polyketides and nonribosomal peptides (NRPs) …

Glarea lozoyensis produces pneumocandin B 0, a potent inhibitor of fungal glucan
synthesis. This industrially important filamentous fungus is slow-growing, is very darkly …

Background In recent years, the genus Pestalotiopsis is receiving increasing attention, not
only because of its economic impact as a plant pathogen but also as a commonly isolated …