Specific indoor environments select for certain stress-tolerant fungi and can drive their
evolution towards acquiring medically important traits. Here we review the current …

The radioprotective effect of extracellular melanin, a naturally occurring pigment, isolated
from the fungus Gliocephalotrichum simplex was examined in BALB/C mice, and the …

Melanin pigments are found in many diverse fungal species, where they serve a variety of
functions that promote fitness and cell survival. Melanotic fungi inhabit some of the most …

Black meristematic fungi can survive high doses of radiation and are resistant to desiccation.
These adaptations help them to colonize harsh oligotrophic habitats, eg, on the surface and …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

The reactivities of tyrosinase and catechol oxidase have been of continued interest during
the last decades. To gain mechanistic insights into the conversion of mono-and diphenols by …

Observations of enhanced growth of melanized fungi under low-dose ionizing radiation in
the laboratory and in the damaged Chernobyl nuclear reactor suggest they have adapted …

In pathogenic fungi, melanin contributes to virulence, allowing tissue invasion and
inactivation of the plant defence system, but has never been implicated as a factor for host …

Natural and human-made disasters can cause tremendous physical damage, societal
change, and suffering. In addition to their effects on people, disasters have been shown to …

Abstract The Fungal Kingdom is responsible for many ecosystem services as well as many
industrial and agricultural products. Nevertheless, how these fungal species function and …