For thousands of years, plants have been used for their medicinal properties. The industrial
production of plant-beneficial compounds is facing many drawbacks, such as seasonal …

Abstract The fungal genus Fusarium (Ascomycota) includes well-known plant pathogens
that are implicated in diseases worldwide, and many of which have been genome …

Advances in genomics and transcriptomics accompanying the rapid accumulation of omics
data have provided new tools that have transformed and expanded the traditional concepts …

Genome mining has facilitated the efficient discovery of untapped natural products. We
performed global genome mining in fungi and discovered a series of biosynthetic gene …

Trichoderma is a cosmopolitan genus with diverse lifestyles and nutritional modes, including
mycotrophy, saprophytism, and endophytism. Previous research has reported greater …

Leaf traits of plants worldwide are classified according to the Leaf Economics Spectrum
(LES), which links leaf functional traits to evolutionary life history strategies. As a continuum …

Gene clusters are genomic loci that contain multiple genes that are functionally and
genetically linked. Gene clusters collectively encode diverse functions, including small …

Background Filamentous fungi are prolific producers of bioactive molecules and enzymes
with important applications in industry. Yet, the vast majority of fungal species remain …

Forests provide invaluable economic, ecological, and social services. At the same time, they
are exposed to several threats, such as fragmentation, changing climatic conditions, or …

Petabases of environmental metagenomic data are publicly available, presenting an
opportunity to characterize complex environments and discover novel lineages of life …