The hypersecreting mutant Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30 (ATCC 56765) is one of the most
widely used strains of filamentous fungi for the production of cellulolytic enzymes and …

Pathogenic fungi are a major causative group for opportunistic infections (OIs). AIDS
patients and other immunocompromised individuals are at risk for OIs, which if not treated …

In eukaryotic cells, a family of serine/threonine protein kinases known as mitogen-activated
protein (MAP) kinases (MAPKs) is involved in the transduction of a variety of extracellular …

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii are etiologic agents of paracoccidioidomycosis
(PCM), an important endemic mycosis in Latin America. During its evolution, these fungi …

Background Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most
destructive diseases of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide. In spite of its agricultural …

Signal transduction pathways provide mechanisms for adaptation to stress conditions. One
of the most studied of these pathways is the HOG1 MAP kinase pathway that in …

The lichen-forming fungus was isolated from the desert lichen Endocarpon pusillum that is
extremely drought resistant. To understand the molecular mechanisms of drought resistance …

Paracoccidoides brasiliensis and Paracoccidioides lutzii, the etiologic agents of
paracoccidioidomycosis, cause disease in healthy and immunocompromised persons in …

The fungal kingdom displays an extraordinary diversity of lifestyles, developmental
processes, and ecological niches. The MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) cascade …

With an expertise in the philosophies of science and language, I turned my focus to the
philosophy of biology and life sciences in the mid-1980s. I found it interesting that the results …