Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic fungus; its primary habitat is the soil. In its ecological
niche, the fungus has learned how to adapt and proliferate in hostile environments. This …

Since ancient times, folk medicine and agro-food science have benefitted from the use of
plant derivatives, such as essential oils, to combat different diseases, as well as to preserve …

Fungi have the capability to produce a tremendous number of so-called secondary
metabolites, which possess a multitude of functions, eg, communication signals during …

Aspergillus fumigatus, the major cause of life threatening invasive aspergillosis (IA), is a
ubiquitous saprophytic fungus to which humans are exposed daily in most parts of the world …

Fungi contain a remarkable diversity of both primary and secondary metabolic pathways
involved in ecologically specialized or accessory functions. Genes in these pathways are …

Plants produce diverse specialized metabolites (SMs), but the genes responsible for their
production and regulation remain largely unknown, hindering efforts to tap plant …

Biofilms are a principal form of microbial growth and are critical to development of clinical
infection. They are responsible for a broad spectrum of microbial infections in the human …

A biofilm is a surface-associated microbial community. Diverse fungi are capable of biofilm
growth. The significance of this growth form for infection biology is that biofilm formation on …

Fungal biofilms are communities of adherent cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix.
These biofilms are commonly found during infection caused by a variety of fungal …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprophytic, filamentous fungus found in soils and compost and
the causative agent of several pulmonary diseases in humans, birds, and other mammals. A …