Filamentous fungi play an important role in human health and industrial/agricultural
production. With the increasing number of full genomes available for fungal species, the …

With the increasing world population, demand for industrialization has also increased to
fulfill humans' living standards. Fungi are considered a source of essential constituents to …

Filamentous fungi possess the capacity to produce a wide array of secondary metabolites
with diverse biological activities and structures, such as lovastatin and swainsonine. With the …

The interaction of fungal pathogens with their host requires a novel invading mechanism
and the presence of various virulence-associated components responsible for promoting the …

CRISPR/Cas has become the state-of-the-art technology for genetic manipulation in diverse
organisms, enabling targeted genetic changes to be performed with unprecedented …

New tools and advanced technologies have played key roles in facilitating basic research in
plant pathology and practical approaches for disease management and crop health …

CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has taken the scientific community by storm since its
development in 2012. First discovered in 1987, CRISPR/Cas systems act as an adaptive …

Widely distributed in various environmental niches, filamentous fungi play an important role
in industry, drug development, and plant/animal health. Manipulation of the genome and the …

Background Fungal pathogens are the main factors responsible for the most severe
diseases affecting plants, leading to significant reduction in yield and crop quality and …

Fungal strain engineering is commonly used in many areas of biotechnology, including the
production of plant biomass degrading enzymes. Its aim varies from the production of …