Filamentous fungi are renowned for the production of a diverse array of secondary
metabolites (SMs) where the genetic material required for synthesis of a SM is typically …

The ascomycete fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum (sexual stage: Gibberella zeae)
causes the devastating head blight or scab disease on wheat and barley, and cob or ear rot …

Penicillium chrysogenum (renamed P. rubens) is the most studied member of a family of
more than 350 Penicillium species that constitute the genus. Since the discovery of penicillin …

Small molecules (SMs) play central roles as virulence factors of pathogenic fungi and
bacteria; however, genomic analyses suggest that the majority of microbial SMs have …

Fusarium graminearum is a plant pathogen infecting several important cereals, resulting in
substantial yield losses and mycotoxin contamination of the grain. Triazole fungicides are …

Soybean root rot occurs globally and seriously affects soybean production. To avoid the
many disadvantages of chemical fungicides, the addition of Bacillus is gradually becoming …

Patulin is a polyketide-derived mycotoxin produced by numerous filamentous fungi. Among
them, Penicillium expansum is by far the most problematic species. This fungus is a …

The gene Tri12 encodes a predicted major facilitator superfamily protein suggested to play a
role in export of trichothecene mycotoxins produced by Fusarium spp. It is unclear, however …

Genomics has revolutionized the research on fungal secondary metabolite (SM)
biosynthesis. To elucidate the molecular and enzymatic mechanisms underlying the …

The filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum possesses an RNA‐interference (RNAi)
pathway that acts as a defence response against virus infections and exogenous double …