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

Aspergillus subgenus Circumdati section Flavi includes species with usually biseriate
conidial heads, in shades of yellow-green to brown, and dark sclerotia. Several species …

Accurate species delimitations are crucial for ecological and conservation studies,
assessments of biotic diversity, and identifying factors driving diversification. Estimates …

True morels (Morchella, Ascomycota) are arguably the most highly-prized of the estimated
1.5 million fungi that inhabit our planet. Field guides treat these epicurean macrofungi as …

Escherichia coli strains (KJ060 and KJ073) that were previously developed for succinate
production have now been modified for malate production. Many unexpected changes were …

The diversity of marine fungi is reviewed based on new data on their occurrence on various
substrata, unexplored habitats especially in the tropics, undescribed species, endophytic …

We conducted genome sequencing of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus sojae NBRC4239
isolated from the koji used to prepare Japanese soy sauce. We used the 454 …

• Premise of the study: Recognition and formalization of morphologically cryptic species is a
major challenge to modern taxonomy. An extreme example in this regard is the Holarctic …

Aspergillus flavus is considered a generalist-opportunistic pathogen, but studies are
beginning to show that A. flavus populations have strains specific to various hosts. The …

Sexual reproduction was examined in the aflatoxin-producing fungus Aspergillus nomius.
Crosses between sexually compatible strains resulted in the formation of multiple …