ABSTRACT Anti-Aspergillus IgG antibodies are important biomarkers for the diagnosis of
chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) …

Although the number of mucormycosis cases has increased during the last decades, little is
known about the pathogenic potential of most mucoralean fungi. Lichtheimia species …

Calcium ion is a universal and physiologically important molecule affecting almost every
cellular function, while Mid1 (mating induced death) is a stretch-activated ion channel …

For decades, occupational exposure to flour dust has been linked to a range of respiratory
diseases, including occupational asthma, thought to result from exposure to fungi present in …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous soil decomposer and an opportunistic pathogen that is
characterized by its large metabolic machinery for acquiring nutrients from media. Lately, an …

Sooty mold is a plant disease caused by Aleurocanthus spiniferus, an alien insect spread
widely in the South of Puglia region (Italy) that causes extensive damage to citrus crops …

Secondary metabolite (SM) production in filamentous fungi is mechanistically associated
with chromatin remodeling of specific SM clusters. One locus recently shown to be involved …

Swine production has been associated with health risks and workers' symptoms. In Portugal,
as in other countries, large-scale swine production involves several activities in the swine …

Aspergillus fumigatus is one of the most important human fungal pathogens, causing life-
threatening diseases. Since humans inhale hundreds to thousands of fungal conidia every …

In order for eukaryotes to efficiently detect and respond to environmental stimuli, a myriad of
protein signaling pathways are utilized. An example of highly conserved signaling pathways …