Endophytic fungi (EF) are a group of fascinating host-associated fungal communities that
colonize the intercellular or intracellular spaces of host tissues, providing beneficial effects to …

One of the exciting movements in microbial sciences has been a refocusing and
revitalization of efforts to mine the fungal secondary metabolome. The magnitude of …

Phytopathogenic fungi, causing significant economic and production losses, are becoming a
serious threat to global food security. Due to an increase in fungal resistance and the …

Fusarium head blight (FHB) of small grain cereals caused by Fusarium graminearum and
other Fusarium species is an economically important plant disease worldwide. Fusarium …

Microorganisms produce a wealth of structurally diverse specialized metabolites with a
remarkable range of biological activities and a wide variety of applications in medicine and …

The study of fungal species evolved radically with the development of molecular techniques
and produced new evidence to understand specific fungal mechanisms such as the …

Filamentous fungi constitute a large group of eukaryotic microorganisms that grow by
forming simple tube-like hyphae that are capable of differentiating into more-complex …

In 1917, a food chemist named James Currie made a promising discovery: any strain of the
filamentous mould Aspergillus niger would produce high concentrations of citric acid when …

Species of the genus Trichoderma inhabit diverse environments and undergo a variety of
interactions with different other organisms. Mycoparasitic Trichoderma species are …

Fungi produce a multitude of low-molecular-mass compounds known as secondary
metabolites, which have roles in a range of cellular processes such as transcription …