Botrytis cinerea is responsible for the gray mold disease on more than 200 host plants. This
necrotrophic ascomycete displays the capacity to kill host cells through the production of …

Lichen-forming fungi are unique organisms, producing biologically active metabolites with a
great variety of effects, including antibiotic, antimycobacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory …

Fungi display astounding diversity in their pathogenicity. We categorize them as biotrophs or
necrotrophs and as obligate or facultative pathogens, but these categories do not reflect …

Industrial penicillin production with the filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum is
based on an unprecedented effort in microbial strain improvement. To gain more insight into …

We constructed a two-locus database, comprising partial translation elongation factor (EF-
1α) gene sequences and nearly full-length sequences of the nuclear ribosomal intergenic …

Melanins form a diverse group of pigments synthesized in living organisms in the course of
hydroxylation and polymerization of organic compounds. Melanin production is observed in …

Anthraquinones and their derivatives constitute a large group of quinoid compounds with
about 700 molecules described. They are widespread in fungi and their chemical diversity …

Epipolythiodioxopiperazines (ETPs) are toxic secondary metabolites made only by fungi.
The best-known ETP is gliotoxin, which appears to be a virulence factor associated with …

Fungi produce a wide variety of biologically active compounds. Among these, the
polyketides form a large and structurally diverse group. These compounds are synthesised …

The genus Trichoderma contains fungi with high relevance for humans, with applications in
enzyme production for plant cell wall degradation and use in biocontrol. Here, we provide a …