The surveillance and elimination of fungal pathogens rely heavily on the sentinel behaviour
of phagocytic cells of the innate immune system, especially macrophages and neutrophils …

Aspergillus flavus is saprophytic soil fungus that infects and contaminates preharvest and
postharvest seed crops with the carcinogenic secondary metabolite aflatoxin. The fungus is …

The genus Aspergillus represents a diverse group of fungi that are among the most
abundant fungi in the world. Germination of a spore can lead to a vegetative mycelium that …

Microorganisms are often covered by a proteinaceous surface layer that serves as a sieve
for external molecular influx, as a shield to protect microbes from external aggression, or as …

The entomogenous filamentous fungus, Beauveria bassiana expresses two hydrophobin
genes, hyd1 and hyd2, hypothesized to be involved in cell surface hydrophobicity, adhesion …

Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important airborne fungal pathogen, causing severe
infections with invasive growth in immunocompromised patients. The fungal cell wall (CW) …

Aspergillus and Fusarium species are important causes of fungal infections worldwide.
Airborne spores (conidia) of these filamentous fungi express a surface protein that confers …

Opportunistic infections by environmental fungi are a growing clinical problem, driven by an
increasing population of people with immunocompromising conditions. Spores of the …

Filamentous fungi produce a variety of secondary metabolites of diverse beneficial and
detrimental activities to humankind. The genes required for a given secondary metabolite …

We inhale respiratory pathogens continuously, and the subsequent signaling events
between host and microbe are complex, ultimately resulting in clearance of the microbe …