Highlights•Light-based anti-infectives work against biofilms and localized
infections.•Ultraviolet C light will kill all pathogens without killing host mammalian …

Mushroom-forming fungi (restricted to basidiomycetous fungi in this review) differentiate by
sensing several environmental factors for fruiting body formation. For fruiting body induction …

Fungi, like other organisms, actively sense the environmental light conditions in order to
drive adaptive responses, including protective mechanisms against the light-associated …

Fungi are often inconspicuous in nature and this means it is all too easy to overlook their
importance. Often referred to as the “Forgotten Kingdom”, fungi are key components of life …

Relationships among ascomycetous yeast genera (subphylum Saccharomycotina, phylum
Ascomycota) have been uncertain. In the present study, type species of 70 currently …

Woody plants convert the energy of the sun into lignocellulosic biomass, which is an
abundant substrate for bioenergy production. Fungi, especially wood decayers from the …

Light is an essential factor for pigment formation and fruit body development in Cordyceps
militaris, a well-known edible and medicinal fungus. Cmwc-1, a homolog of the blue-light …

Background Gene regulation underlies fungal physiology and therefore is a major factor in
fungal biodiversity. Analysis of genome sequences has revealed a large number of putative …

Fruiting body formation in Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycotina) represents the most complex
developmental processes known in the fungal kingdom. Shapes range from simple …

The filamentous fungus Alternaria alternata is a common postharvest contaminant of food
and feed, and some strains are plant pathogens. Many processes in A. alternata are …