Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic fungus; its primary habitat is the soil. In its ecological
niche, the fungus has learned how to adapt and proliferate in hostile environments. This …

One of the exciting movements in microbial sciences has been a refocusing and
revitalization of efforts to mine the fungal secondary metabolome. The magnitude of …

Neutrophil migration and its role during inflammation has been the focus of increased
interest in the past decade. Advances in live imaging and the use of new model systems …

Natural products have been a rich source of compounds for drug discovery. However, their
use has diminished in the past two decades, in part because of technical barriers to …

Fungi have the capability to produce a tremendous number of so-called secondary
metabolites, which possess a multitude of functions, eg, communication signals during …

Section Flavi encompasses both harmful and beneficial Aspergillus species, such as
Aspergillus oryzae, used in food fermentation and enzyme production, and Aspergillus …

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 …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous saprophytic mold able to grow on a diversity of material
ranging from decayed organic matter in the environment to space station cupolas [1]. Yet this …

Transgenic labeling of innate immune cell lineages within the larval zebrafish allows for real-
time, in vivo analyses of microbial pathogenesis within a vertebrate host. To date, labeling of …

Since the onset of microbiology in the late 19th century, scientists have been growing
microorganisms almost exclusively as pure cultures, resulting in a limited and biased view of …