Highlights•Mushroom production to increase in developing countries-start-up costs+
agricultural residues.•Submerged mycelia production to increase in developed countries …

Functional genomics of filamentous fungi has gradually uncovered gene information for
constructing 'cell factories' and controlling pathogens. Available gene manipulation methods …

Termites normally rely on gut symbionts to decompose organic matter but the
Macrotermitinae domesticated Termitomyces fungi to produce their own food. This transition …

Mycovirus-infected fungi can suffer from poor growth, attenuated pigmentation, and
virulence. However, the molecular mechanisms of how mycoviruses confer these symptoms …

In plant-microbe interactions, plant sugars produced by photosynthesis are not only a
carbon source for pathogens, but may also act as signals that modulate plant defense …

Trichoderma virens is a biocontrol agent used in agriculture to antagonize pathogens of crop
plants. In addition to direct mycoparasitism of soil-borne fungal pathogens, T. virens interacts …

LaeA and VeA coordinate secondary metabolism and differentiation in response to light
signals in Aspergillus spp. Their orthologs, ChLae1 and ChVel1, were identified in the maize …

The genomes of many filamentous fungi, such as Aspergillus spp., include diverse
biosynthetic gene clusters of unknown function. We previously showed that low copper …

Abstract Background The proteins Sm1 and Sm2 from the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma
virens belong to the cerato-platanin protein family. Members of this family are small …

Anaerobic fungi are powerful platforms for biotechnology that remain unexploited due to a
lack of genetic tools. These gut fungi encode the largest number of lignocellulolytic …