Covering: up to June 2006We review the literature on the enzymes, genes, and whole gene
clusters underlying natural product biosyntheses and their regulation in filamentous fungi …

Fungal secondary metabolites are of intense interest to humankind due to their
pharmaceutical (antibiotics) and/or toxic (mycotoxins) properties. In the past decade …

The genus Aspergillus is one of the most important filamentous fungal genera. Aspergillus
species are used in the fermentation industry, but they are also responsible of various plant …

Fungal type I polyketides (PKs) are synthesized by PK synthases (PKSs) and include well
known secondary metabolites such as the anticholesterol drug lovastatin and the potent …

We sequenced and compared the genomes of the Dothideomycete fungal plant pathogens
Cladosporium fulvum (Cfu)(syn. Passalora fulva) and Dothistroma septosporum (Dse) that …

Aflatoxins, produced by some Aspergillus species, are toxic and extremely carcinogenic
furanocoumarins. Recent investigations of the molecular mechanism of AFB biosynthesis …

I have attempted to reach a wide range of readers, from those with no formal forestry
education through to forest scientists involved in research. This has meant dealing with …

Sirodesmin PL is a phytotoxin produced by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans, which
causes blackleg disease of canola (Brassica napus). This phytotoxin belongs to the …

Fusarium graminearum (Fgr) is a devastating filamentous fungal pathogen that causes
diseases in cereals, while producing mycotoxins that are toxic for humans and animals, and …

Lolitrems are potent tremorgenic mycotoxins that are synthesised by clavicipitaceous fungal
endophytes of the Epichloë/Neotyphodium group in association with grasses. These indole …