Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

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 …

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 …

Background During the past few years, the first industrial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants
have been inaugurated. Although the performance of the commercial cellulase enzymes …

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

Fusarium stalk rot (FSR) caused by Fusarium graminearum (FG) significantly affects the
productivity of maize grain crops. Application of agrochemicals to control the disease is …

Natural products from fungi represent an important source of biologically active metabolites
notably for therapeutic agent development. Genome sequencing revealed that the number …

The genus Trichoderma contains fungi with high relevance for humans, with applications in
enzyme production for plant cell wall degradation and use in biocontrol. Here, we provide a …

The application of small amounts of natural plant growth hormones, such as gibberellins
(GAs), can increase the productivity and quality of many vegetable and fruit crops. However …

Filamentous fungi produce a vast number of bioactive secondary metabolites (SMs), some of
which have found applications in the pharmaceutical industry including as antibiotics and …