The study of fungal species evolved radically with the development of molecular techniques
and produced new evidence to understand specific fungal mechanisms such as the …

More than 70 years ago, the filamentous ascomycete Trichoderma reesei was isolated on
the Solomon Islands due to its ability to degrade and thrive on cellulose containing fabrics …

Filamentous fungi constitute a large group of eukaryotic microorganisms that grow by
forming simple tube-like hyphae that are capable of differentiating into more-complex …

Blue mould, caused primarily by Penicillium expansum, is a major threat to the global pome
fruit industry, causing multimillion‐dollar losses annually. The blue mould fungus negatively …

Lignocellulosic biomass, which mainly consists of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, is the
most abundant renewable source for production of biofuel and biorefinery products. The …

Fungi see light of different colors by using photoreceptors such as the White Collar proteins
and cryptochromes for blue light, opsins for green light, and phytochromes for red light. Light …

The patulin biosynthesis is one of model pathways in an understanding of secondary
metabolite biology and network novelties in fungi. However, molecular regulation …

Penicillium chrysogenum (renamed P. rubens) is the most studied member of a family of
more than 350 Penicillium species that constitute the genus. Since the discovery of penicillin …

High throughput genome sequencing has revealed a multitude of potential secondary
metabolites biosynthetic pathways that remain cryptic. Pathway reconstruction coupled with …

Penicillium expansum is the main cause of blue mold disease and the main producer of
patulin in apple-derived products. This fungus also produces a wide variety of secondary …