Safety of the fungal workhorses of industrial biotechnology: update on the mycotoxin and secondary metabolite potential of Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, and …

JC Frisvad, LLH Møller, TO Larsen, R Kumar… - Applied Microbiology …, 2018 - Springer
This review presents an update on the current knowledge of the secondary metabolite
potential of the major fungal species used in industrial biotechnology, ie, Aspergillus niger …

How a fungus shapes biotechnology: 100 years of Aspergillus niger research

TC Cairns, C Nai, V Meyer - Fungal biology and biotechnology, 2018 - Springer
In 1917, a food chemist named James Currie made a promising discovery: any strain of the
filamentous mould Aspergillus niger would produce high concentrations of citric acid when …

Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus

RA Samson, CM Visagie, J Houbraken… - Studies in …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Aspergillus comprises a diverse group of species based on morphological, physiological
and phylogenetic characters, which significantly impact biotechnology, food production …

Developing Aspergillus niger as a cell factory for food enzyme production

C Li, J Zhou, G Du, J Chen, S Takahashi, S Liu - Biotechnology Advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Aspergillus niger has become one of the most important hosts for food enzyme production
due to its unique food safety characteristics and excellent protein secretion systems. A series …

Investigation of inter- and intraspecies variation through genome sequencing of Aspergillus section Nigri

TC Vesth, JL Nybo, S Theobald, JC Frisvad… - Nature Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Aspergillus section Nigri comprises filamentous fungi relevant to biomedicine, bioenergy,
health, and biotechnology. To learn more about what genetically sets these species apart …

Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus

RP De Vries, R Riley, A Wiebenga, G Aguilar-Osorio… - Genome biology, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The fungal genus Aspergillus is of critical importance to humankind.
Species include those with industrial applications, important pathogens of humans, animals …

Aflatoxin, fumonisin, ochratoxin, zearalenone and deoxynivalenol biomarkers in human biological fluids: A systematic literature review, 2001–2018

BA Al-Jaal, M Jaganjac, A Barcaru… - Food and chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Human exposure to mycotoxins occurs mostly through dietary intake, although exposure
through dermal and inhalation routes has also been shown. Depending on the type of …

Modern taxonomy of biotechnologically important Aspergillus and Penicillium species

J Houbraken, RP de Vries, RA Samson - Advances in applied microbiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Taxonomy is a dynamic discipline and name changes of fungi with biotechnological,
industrial, or medical importance are often difficult to understand for researchers in the …

Diversity, application, and synthetic biology of industrially important Aspergillus fungi

HS Park, SC Jun, KH Han, SB Hong, JH Yu - Advances in applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
The filamentous fungal genus Aspergillus consists of over 340 officially recognized species.
A handful of these Aspergillus fungi are predominantly used for food fermentation and large …

Advances in Aspergillus secondary metabolite research in the post-genomic era

JF Sanchez, AD Somoza, NP Keller… - Natural product reports, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2005 to 2011 This review studies the impact of whole genome sequencing on
Aspergillus secondary metabolite research. There has been a proliferation of many new …