Fungi are an essential, fascinating, and biotechnologically useful group of organisms with
an incredible biotechnological potential for industrial exploitation. Knowledge of the world's …

Biological soil crusts of arid and semiarid regions are one of the least explored habitats with
respect to the diversity of their fungal communities and the Arabian deserts, in particular …

Abstract Since Pier Antonio Micheli described and published genus Aspergillus in Nova
Plantarum Genera in 1729, the genus attracted an immense interest. Aspergillus, a diverse …

We examined mycobiota structure, diversity level, and density of microfungal isolates in the
biological soil crusts (BSC) and non-crusted soil of the northern and central Negev desert in …

Abstract Since Pier Antonio Micheli described and published on the genus Aspergillus in
Nova Plantarum Genera in 1729 the genus has attracted an immense interest. Aspergillus is …

We examined the spatiotemporal pattern of soil mycobiota structure in the area of Makhtesh
Ramon–a unique erosion cirque located in the central Negev desert, Israel. A total of 185 …

The Caatinga (dryland) biome of Brazil is experiencing accentuated desertification due to
deforestation and inappropriate uses of its natural resources. Studies examining the …

Aims The effects of aridity on soil and water-use efficient (WUE) crop species are relatively
well known. However, the understanding of its impacts on the dynamics of below-ground …

This study screened four Rhizopus species as biosurfactant producers using different
markers. First of all, Rhizopus spp. UCP 1607 was identified as Rhizopus arrhizus by …

ABDULLAH, SK & SM AL-BADER (1990). On the thermophilic and thermotolerant mycoflora
of Iraqi soils.-Sydowia 42: 1-7. Thirty-five species of thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi …