A Robust Phylogenomic Time Tree for Biotechnologically and Medically Important Fungi in the Genera Aspergillus and Penicillium

JL Steenwyk, XX Shen, AL Lind, GH Goldman, A Rokas - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The filamentous fungal family Aspergillaceae contains> 1,000 known species, mostly in the
genera Aspergillus and Penicillium. Several species are used in the food, biotechnology …

[HTML][HTML] Penicillium chrysogenum, a Vintage Model with a Cutting-Edge Profile in Biotechnology

F Fierro, I Vaca, NI Castillo, RO García-Rico, R Chávez - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The discovery of penicillin entailed a decisive breakthrough in medicine. No other medical
advance has ever had the same impact in the clinical practise. The fungus Penicillium …

Dissection of patulin biosynthesis, spatial control and regulation mechanism in Penicillium expansum

B Li, Y Chen, Y Zong, Y Shang, Z Zhang… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The patulin biosynthesis is one of model pathways in an understanding of secondary
metabolite biology and network novelties in fungi. However, molecular regulation …

Strategies for terpenoid overproduction and new terpenoid discovery

G Bian, Z Deng, T Liu - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•In vitro reconstitution of mevalonate pathway provides key information for
terpenoid overproduction.•Microbial host and pathway engineering for terpenoid …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering of the Filamentous Fungus Penicillium chrysogenum as Cell Factory for Natural Products

F Guzmán-Chávez, RD Zwahlen… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Penicillium chrysogenum (renamed P. rubens) is the most studied member of a family of
more than 350 Penicillium species that constitute the genus. Since the discovery of penicillin …

Comparative transcriptomics as a guide to natural product discovery and biosynthetic gene cluster functionality

GCA Amos, T Awakawa, RN Tuttle… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Bacterial natural products remain an important source of new medicines. DNA sequencing
has revealed that a majority of natural product biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) maintained …

Impact of environmental factors on ochratoxin A: From natural occurrence to control strategy

G Wang, E Li, A Gallo, G Perrone, E Varga, J Ma… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination and the associated issues of food security, food safety
and economic loss are widespread throughout the world. The occurrence of OTA depends …

A bacterial-like Pictet–Spenglerase drives the evolution of fungi to produce β-carboline glycosides together with separate genes

XL Li, Y Sun, Y Yin, S Zhan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Diverse β-carboline (βC) alkaloids are produced by microbes, plants, and animals with
myriad bioactivities and drug potentials. However, the biosynthetic mechanism of βCs …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput screening of natural product and synthetic molecule libraries for antibacterial drug discovery

NJ Ayon - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the continued emergence of resistance and a lack of new and promising antibiotics,
bacterial infection has become a major public threat. High-throughput screening (HTS) …

[HTML][HTML] New Penicillium and Talaromyces species from honey, pollen and nests of stingless bees

RN Barbosa, JDP Bezerra, CM Souza-Motta… - Antonie van …, 2018 - Springer
Penicillium and Talaromyces species have a worldwide distribution and are isolated from
various materials and hosts, including insects and their substrates. The aim of this study was …