Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic fungus; its primary habitat is the soil. In its ecological
niche, the fungus has learned how to adapt and proliferate in hostile environments. This …

One of the exciting movements in microbial sciences has been a refocusing and
revitalization of efforts to mine the fungal secondary metabolome. The magnitude of …

The global environment is dominated by various small exotic substances, known as
secondary metabolites, produced by plants and microorganisms. Plants and fungi are …

Fungi produce millions of clonal asexual conidia (spores) that remain dormant until
favourable conditions occur. Conidia contain abundant stable messenger RNAs but the …

Penicillium roqueforti is a major cause of fungal food spoilage. Its conidia are the main
dispersal structures of this fungus and therefore the main cause of food contamination …

Propionic acid is widely used as a preservative in (poultry) feed. In this study we have
isolated and identified fungal strains from nine samples poultry feed originating from …

This review highlights the variability of fungal spores with respect to cell type, mode of
formation and stress resistance. The function of spores is to disperse fungi to new areas and …

Natural products can contribute to abiotic stress tolerance in plants and fungi. We
hypothesize that biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), the genomic elements that underlie …

Many bioactive secondary metabolites synthesized by fungi have important applications in
many fields, such as agriculture, food, medical and others. The biosynthesis of secondary …

Fungal species have the capability of producing an overwhelming diversity of bioactive
substances that can have beneficial but also detrimental effects on human health. These so …