Exploring extremophilic fungi in soil mycobiome for sustainable agriculture amid global change

LA Yarzábal Rodríguez, PE Álvarez Gutiérrez… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
As the Earth warms, alternatives to traditional farming are crucial. Exploring fungi, especially
poly extremophilic and extremotolerant species, to be used as plant probiotics, represents a …

Polysaccharide assemblies in fungal and plant cell walls explored by solid-state NMR

LD Fernando, W Zhao, I Gautam, A Ankur, T Wang - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Structural analysis of macromolecular complexes within their natural cellular environment
presents a significant challenge. Recent applications of solid-state NMR (ssNMR) …

Adaptative survival of Aspergillus fumigatus to echinocandins arises from cell wall remodeling beyond β− 1, 3-glucan synthesis inhibition

MC Dickwella Widanage, I Gautam, D Sarkar… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Antifungal echinocandins inhibit the biosynthesis of β− 1, 3-glucan, a major and essential
polysaccharide component of the fungal cell wall. However, the efficacy of echinocandins …

Molecular architecture of chitin and chitosan-dominated cell walls in zygomycetous fungal pathogens by solid-state NMR

Q Cheng, MC Dickwella Widanage, JR Yarava… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Zygomycetous fungal infections pose an emerging medical threat among individuals with
compromised immunity and metabolic abnormalities. Our pathophysiological understanding …

Innovative insights into organic nitrogen degradation through protein family domains analysis in chicken and pig manure composting using metagenomic sequencing

L Zhu, C Huang, L Li, S Wang, X Wu, G Shan… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
The nitrogen loss in composting is primarily driven by the transformation of organic nitrogen,
yet the mechanisms underlying the degradation process remain incompletely understood …

Halophilic filamentous fungi and their enzymes: potential biotechnological applications

IB Hmad, A Gargouri - Journal of Biotechnology, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, interest in the study of microorganisms growing under extreme conditions,
particularly halophiles, has increased due to their potential use in industrial processes …

Comparative analysis of polysaccharide and cell wall structure in Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus fumigatus by solid-state NMR

I Gautam, JR Yarava, Y Xu, R Li, FJ Scott… - Carbohydrate …, 2025 - Elsevier
Invasive aspergillosis poses a significant threat to immunocompromised patients, leading to
high mortality rates associated with these infections. Targeting the biosynthesis of cell wall …

Tracking the Molecular-Scale Mechanistic Pathway of Trapping-Bonding CTAB/Fe3O4-AS for High-Performance Cr (VI) Adsorption

B Ren, Y Jin, X Song, L Zhao, X Han, Y Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cr (VI) contamination threatens the environment and health, necessitating urgent,
sustainable removal solutions. Composite biological adsorbents are promising, yet the …

Gene Expression by a Model Fungus in the Ascomycota Provides Insight Into the Decay of Fungal Necromass

IU Haq, P Kennedy, KM Schreiner… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dead fungal cells, known as necromass, are increasingly recognised as significant
contributors to long‐term soil carbon pools, yet the genes involved in necromass …

Chitin isolation from crustaceans and mushrooms: The need for quantitative assessment

A Zannat, JL Shamshina - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
This review examines key journal articles on the isolation of chitin from mushroom biomass
comparing these findings to those related to crustacean chitin. It highlights the need for …