Antimicrobial peptides are widespread in nature and are produced by many organisms as a
first line of defence against pathogens. These peptides have a broad range of biological …

The challenge of disease and death caused by infectious diseases is strikingly apparent in
both developed and developing nations around the world, with developing countries being …

Aspergillus fumigatus is the most ubiquitous opportunistic filamentous fungal pathogen of
human. As an initial step toward sequencing the entire genome of A. fumigatus, which is …

Mold is ubiquitous, and exposure to mold and its products of metabolism is unavoidable,
whether indoors or outdoors. Mold can produce a variety of adverse health outcomes by four …

Several fungal pathogens are able to enter and persist within eukaryotic cells as part of their
infectious life cycle. Metarhizium anisopliae is a saprophytic entomopathogenic fungus …

The biological machinery of microbes is remarkably complex. The complexity arises due to
synthesis of biological products that are important for structure and growth. Some of the …

Azoles are currently the mainstay of antifungal treatment both in agricultural and in clinical
settings. Although the target site of azole action is well studied, the basis of azole resistance …

In vitro susceptibilities of ten clinical isolates, including five strains of Cryptococcus
neoformans var. grubii and five strains of Aspergillus fumigatus, were determined against …

In order to cause disease, all pathogens must tolerate microenvironmental stresses
encountered in vivo during infection. One microenvironmental stress that is known to occur …