The emergence of drug-resistant fungi poses a major threat to human health. Despite
advances in preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic interventions, resistant fungal infections …

Antimicrobial proteins (AMPs) are widely distributed in nature. In higher eukaryotes, AMPs
provide the host with an important defence mechanism against invading pathogens. AMPs …

In recent years, the emergence of fungal resistance has become frequent, partly due to the
widespread clinical use of fluconazole, which is minimally toxic and effective in the …

Microbial antagonists and their bioactive metabolites provide one of the best alternatives to
chemical pesticides to control crop disease for sustainable agriculture and global food …

The past decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in invasive fungal infections,
especially candidiasis. Despite the development of more effective new antifungal agents …

Antifungal proteins (AFPs) from filamentous fungi offer the potential to control fungal
infections that threaten human health and food safety. AFPs exhibit broad antifungal spectra …

Penicillium oxalicum has been used as a biocontrol fungus in agriculture for many years, but
the antimicrobial substances are still uncertain. Herein, we isolated a linear peptide named …

With the advent of antimicrobial resistance, there is an urgent need for new strategies to treat
infectious diseases. Antimicrobial peptides are considered as promising candidates, and …

The increasing incidence of fungal infections and damages due to drug-resistant fungi urges
the development of new antifungal strategies. The cysteine-rich antifungal proteins from …

This chapter deals with the use of bioluminescent microorganisms in environmental
monitoring, particularly in the assessment of the ecotoxicity of pollutants. Toxicity bioassays …