Lipases are versatile biocatalysts and are used in different bioconversion reactions.
Microbial lipases are currently attracting a great amount of attention due to the rapid …

Highlights•Distant fungal lineages have been domesticated for cheese-or salami-
making.•Multiple independent domestication events occurred within fungal species.•Parallel …

The effect of microplastics (MPs) on the biological treatment of organic waste has been
extensively studied, but little is known about the influence of different MPs on composting …

Food fraud, corresponding to any intentional action to deceive purchasers and gain an
undue economical advantage, is estimated to result in a 10 to 65 billion US dollars/year …

Studies of food microorganism domestication can provide important insight into adaptation
mechanisms and lead to commercial applications. Penicillium roqueforti is a fungus with four …

Bacterial cellulose (BC) produced by some acetic bacteria shows a number of properties
that allow use of this biopolymer in a wide range of industry sectors. Use of BC …

Domestication is an excellent case study for understanding adaptation and multiple fungal
lineages have been domesticated for fermenting food products. Studying domestication in …

Filamentous fungi are an important source of natural products. The mold Penicillium
roqueforti, which is well-known for being responsible for the characteristic texture, blue …

Abstract Background The filamentous fungi Paecilomyces variotii and Penicillium roqueforti
are prevalent food spoilers and are of interest as potential future cell factories. A functional …

Penicillium roqueforti is used worldwide in the production of blue-veined cheese. The blue-
green colour derives from pigmented spores formed by fungal growth. Using a combination …