Phytopathogenic fungi decrease crop yield and quality and cause huge losses in
agricultural production. To prevent the occurrence of crop diseases and insect pests, farmers …

Carbon Catabolite Repression (CCR) has fascinated scientists and researchers around the
globe for the past few decades. This important mechanism allows preferential utilization of …

The apoplast is a continuous plant compartment that connects cells between tissues and
organs and is one of the first sites of interaction between plants and microbes. The plant cell …

Fungi play a major role in the global carbon cycle because of their ability to utilize plant
biomass (polysaccharides, proteins, and lignin) as carbon source. Due to the complexity and …

The ability of microorganisms to sense and adapt to changes in the environment is essential
to their survival. This is particularly important for species with an intimate association with …

Decay due to fungal infection is a major cause of postharvest losses in fruits. Acidic fungi
may enhance their virulence by locally reducing the pH of the host. Several devastating …

The socio‐economic struggles in Africa are partly attributed to the low productivity of the
agricultural sector. The Sustainable Development Goals Centre for Africa (SDGC/A) and the …

In the last few decades, the increasing interest in microalgae as sources of new
biomolecules and environmental remediators stimulated scientists' investigations and …

Introduction pH governs most, if not all, processes of life. In fungi, ambient pH acts as a
potent regulator of growth and development [1]. Studies conducted primarily in the 2 model …

The plant pathogenic fungus Penicillium expansum is a major concern of the global food
industry due to its wide occurrence and ability to produce various mycotoxins, of which the …