Trichoderma spp. are widely used as plant disease biocontrol agents in agriculture.
Mycoparasitism, which is an ancestral trait of Trichoderma, is one of the most important …

Efficient saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass requires concerted development of a
pretreatment method, an enzyme cocktail and an enzymatic process, all of which are …

Modern taxonomy has developed towards the establishment of global authoritative lists of
species that assume the standardized principles of species recognition, at least in a given …

Global climate change linked to the accumulation of greenhouse gases has caused
concerns regarding the use of fossil fuels as the major energy source. To mitigate climate …

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 …

More than 70 years ago, the filamentous ascomycete Trichoderma reesei was isolated on
the Solomon Islands due to its ability to degrade and thrive on cellulose containing fabrics …

Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

Lignin is a major component of lignocellulosic biomass and as such, it is processed in
enormous amounts in the pulp and paper industry worldwide. In such industry it mainly …

Background The growing importance of the ubiquitous fungal genus Trichoderma
(Hypocreales, Ascomycota) requires understanding of its biology and evolution. Many …

Background Since its inception, the carbohydrate-active enzymes database (CAZy;
http://www. cazy. org) has described the families of enzymes that cleave or build complex …