Fungi of the genus Aspergillus are widespread in the environment. Some Aspergillus
species, most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus, may lead to a variety of allergic reactions …

Fungi of the hyphomycete genus Metarhizium have been isolated from infected insects and
soil of all continents except Antarctica, and there have been isolations from near the …

Archaea and Bacteria constitute a majority of life systems on Earth but have long been
considered inferior to Eukarya in terms of solute tolerance. Whereas the most halophilic …

The concept of “water structure” has been invoked to explain all manner of aqueous
phenomena. Here we look at the origins of this tendency to understand solute hydration in …

There is huge variability among yeasts with regard to their efficiency in utilizing glycerol as
the sole source of carbon and energy. Certain species show growth rates with glycerol …

Competition between microbial species is a product of, yet can lead to a reduction in, the
microbial diversity of specific habitats. Microbial habitats can resemble ecological …

Insect pests persist in a wide-variety of agricultural, arboreal and urban environments.
Effective control with fungal entomopathogens using inundation biocontrol requires an …

Penicillium roqueforti is a major cause of fungal food spoilage. Its conidia are the main
dispersal structures of this fungus and therefore the main cause of food contamination …

Highlights•Disruption of cellular macromolecules by alcohols limits biofuel fermentations.•
Lignocellulose hydrolysis also generates chaotropic inhibitors (vanillin, phenolics …

The past decade has seen many important advances in the field of applied mycopathology.
This progress has been extremely broad-based, but especially pronounced in the areas of …