In this review, a number of systems are described to demonstrate the effect of polyelectrolyte
chain stiffness (persistence length) on the coacervation phenomena, after we briefly review …

Filamentous fungi produce a wide range of bioactive compounds with important
pharmaceutical applications, such as antibiotic penicillins and cholesterol-lowering statins …

Filamentous fungi produce a diverse array of secondary metabolites (SMs) critical for
defense, virulence, and communication. The metabolic pathways that produce SMs are …

Genetic variation is the stuff of evolution: if there is no variation, there can be no evolution.
This review of fungal genetic variation begins with a survey of its sources and then …

With the impact of globalization on research trends; the search for healthier lifestyles; the
increasing public demand for natural, organic, and “clean labelled” products; as well as the …

The majority of plant pathogens are fungi and many of these adversely affect food security.
This minireview aims to provide an analysis of the plant pathogenic fungi for which genome …

Metabolic gene clusters (MGCs) have provided some of the earliest glimpses at the
biochemical machinery of yeast and filamentous fungi. MGCs encode diverse genetic …

Modular polyketide synthases (PKSs) and nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs)
comprise giant multidomain enzymes responsible for the “assembly line” biosynthesis of …

Background Colletotrichum graminicola and C. sublineola cause anthracnose leaf and stalk
diseases of maize and sorghum, respectively. In spite of their close evolutionary …

In fungi, distribution of secondary metabolite (SM) gene clusters is often associated with host-
or environment-specific benefits provided by SMs. In the plant pathogen Alternaria …