The importance of understanding the biology of the mycotoxigenic fungus Fusarium
verticillioides and its various microbial and plant host interactions is critical given its threat to …

Polyketides (PKs) are a large group of natural products produced by microorganisms and
plants. They are biopolymers of acetate and other short carboxylates and are biosynthesized …

The carcinogenic mycotoxin fumonisin B2 was detected for the first time in the industrially
important Aspergillus niger. Fumonisin B2, known from Fusarium verticillioides and other …

Aspergillus niger is perhaps the most important fungus used in biotechnology, and is also
one of the most commonly encountered fungi contaminating foods and feedstuffs, and …

Besides industrially produced gibberellins (GAs), Fusarium fujikuroi is able to produce
additional secondary metabolites such as the pigments bikaverin and neurosporaxanthin …

Background The dung-inhabiting ascomycete fungus Podospora anserina is a model used
to study various aspects of eukaryotic and fungal biology, such as ageing, prions and sexual …

Trichothecenes are isoprenoid mycotoxins produced in wheat infected with the filamentous
fungus Fusarium graminearum. Some fungal genes for trichothecene biosynthesis (Tri …

Fumonisins are mycotoxins produced by some Fusarium species and can contaminate
maize or maize products. Ingestion of fumonisins is associated with diseases, including …

The genus Fusarium is of concern to agricultural production and food/feed safety because of
its ability to cause crop disease and to produce mycotoxins. Understanding the genetic basis …

Trichoderma reesei is a mesophilic, filamentous fungus, and it is a major industrial source of
cellulases, but its lignocellulolytic protein expressions on lignocellulosic biomass are poorly …