Gliotoxin is a kind of epipolythiodioxopiperazine derived from different fungi that is
characterized by a disulfide bridge. Gliotoxins can be biosynthesized by a gli gene cluster …

Sulfur is an essential macronutrient for life, and consequently, all living organisms must
acquire it from external sources to thrive and grow. Sulfur is a constituent of a multitude of …

Overcoming antimicrobial resistance represents a formidable challenge and investigating
bacterial growth inhibition by fungal metabolites may yield new strategies. Although the …

Aspergillus westerdijkiae is well known for its capacity to produce high amounts of
ochratoxin A (OTA) in dry-cured ham. Some autochthonous microorganisms, such as …

Recently, we reported that zinc regulates gliotoxin biosynthesis via ZafA, which is a zinc-
responsive transcriptional activator. From an HPLC analysis of culture media of Aspergillus …

Aspergillus fumigatus causes a range of human and animal diseases collectively known as
aspergillosis. A. fumigatus possesses and expresses a range of genetic determinants of …

C. elegans numr-1/2 (nu clear-localized m etal-r esponsive) is an identical gene pair
encoding a nuclear protein previously shown to be activated by cadmium and disruption of …

Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic airborne fungus that causes severe invasive
aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients. Zinc is an essential micronutrient for the …

Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic pathogen that is able to invade and grow in the
lungs of immunosuppressed patients and cause invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. The …

Introduction. The fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus can induce prolonged colonization
of the lungs of susceptible patients, resulting in conditions such as allergic …