To advance our understanding of the molecular biochemistry of fungi which impact cultural
heritage in libraries, museums and archives we investigated the diagnostic capacity of …

We use Raman microscopy to describe the structure and chemical composition of both
conidiophore and hyphae of Botrytis cinerea, a common plant pathogen. To interpret …

Basidiomycetes, that is, mushroom‐type fungi, are known to produce pigments in response
to environmental impacts. As antioxidants with a high level of unsaturation, these …

Raman spectroscopy allows the detection and discrimination between microbial pigments of
different origins, including carotenoids, chlorophylls and less commonly found violet and …

Fungal pigments such as melanin and carotenoids are distinctive markers of animal and
plant pathogenic fungi as well as their environmental relatives. These complex pigments …

The industrial application of pigments of biological origin has been gaining strength over
time, which is mainly explained by the increased interest of the consumer for products with …

Filamentous fungi grow by the elongation of tubular cells called hyphae and form mycelia
through repeated hyphal tip growth and branching. Since hyphal growth is closely related to …

Filamentous fungi are known to produce a wide variety of secondary metabolites, which play
an important role in the diversification and adaptation of these micro-organisms to various …

Melanins play a fundamental role in the biology and ecology of several fungal species.
Unfortunately, this group of amorphous macromolecules also severely (and most times …

Dematiaceous (black pigmented) fungi interact with a cellular paper matrix growing on the
surface and in paper bulk. Fungi-induced stains are one form of such interactions and are …