Indoor environments play important roles in human health. The health hazards posed by
polluted indoor environments include allergy, infections and toxicity. Life style changes have …

Environmental occurrence of Aspergillus and other fungal spores are hazardous to humans
and animals. They cause a broad spectrum of clinical complications. Contamination of …

Background Secondary metabolite production, a hallmark of filamentous fungi, is an
expanding area of research for the Aspergilli. These compounds are potent chemicals …

Melanins are a class of pigments that are ubiquitous throughout biology. They play
incredibly diverse and important roles ranging from radiation protection to immune defense …

Medicines developed from natural sources are a frequent target for the research and
discovery of antimicrobial compounds. Discovering of penicillin in 1928 was a motive to …

Recent studies reveal that the microbial diversity and composition in the respiratory tract are
related to the susceptibility, development, and progression of respiratory infections. Indoor …

Aspergillus fumigatus causes several nosocomial pulmonary infections and accounts for
high morbidity and mortality rate globally. Among various virulence factors, 1, 8 …

Aspergillus is a fungal genus comprising several hundred species, many of which can
damage the health of plants, animals and humans by direct infection and/or due to the …

A fungal strain of Aspergillus niger was recovered from sediments collected in the Northeast
coast of Brazil (Pecém's offshore port terminal). Cultivation in different growth media yielded …

Research spanning almost 50 years has highlighted unique characteristics and
irreplaceable list of diverse functions performed by peroxisomes in various model systems …