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 …

Phytopathogenic fungi need to secrete different hydrolytic enzymes to break down complex
polysaccharides in the plant cell wall in order to enter the host and develop the disease …

Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi play a crucial role in the mineral nitrogen (N) nutrition of their
host trees. While it has been proposed that several EcM species also mobilize organic N …

Gummy stem blight caused by Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum is the most destructive
disease of muskmelon cultivation. This study aimed to induce disease resistance against …

Lichenized fungi are known for their production of a diversity of secondary metabolites,
many of which have broad biological and pharmacological applications. By far the most well …

Species of the genus Metarhizium are characterized by a multitrophic lifestyle of being
arthropod parasites, rhizosphere colonizers, endophytes, and saprophytes. The process of …

The LysM domain is a highly conserved carbohydrate-binding module that recognizes
polysaccharides containing N-acetylglucosamine residues. LysM domains are found in a …

Beauveria bassiana, widely known for its ecological roles as an entomopathogen and as an
endophyte, has recently been observed with a remarkable ability to utilize lignocellulosic …

Chitinases are involved in multiple aspects of fungal life cycle, such as cell wall remodelling,
chitin degradation and mycoparasitism lifestyle. To improve our knowledge of the chitinase …

Chitinases, enzymes that degrade chitin, have long been studied for their role in various
biological processes. They play crucial roles in the moulting process of invertebrates, the …