The incidence of invasive fungal infections is increasing worldwide, resulting in more than
1.6 million deaths every year. Due to growing antifungal drug resistance and the limited …

Fungi have been used since ancient times in food and beverage-making processes and,
more recently, have been harnessed for the production of antibiotics and in processes of …

Mycoses are accountable for millions of infections yearly worldwide. Invasive candidiasis is
the most usual, presenting a high morbidity and mortality. Candida albicans remains the …

Competition is one of the fundamental driving forces of natural selection. Beauveria
bassiana is a soil and plant phylloplane/root fungus capable of parasitizing insect hosts. Soil …

Fungal infections with high mortality rates represent an increasing health risk. The
Neosartorya (Aspergillus) fischeri antifungal protein 2 (NFAP2) is a small, cysteine-rich …

Penicillium phytopathogenic species provoke severe postharvest disease and economic
losses. Penicillium expansum is the main pome fruit phytopathogen while Penicillium …

Fungi that infect plants, animals or humans pose a serious threat to human health and food
security. Antifungal proteins (AFP s) secreted by filamentous fungi are promising …

Plant pathogenic fungi are responsible for enormous crop losses worldwide. Overcoming
this problem is challenging as these fungi can be highly resistant to approved chemical …

The filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum Q176 secretes the antimicrobial proteins
(AMPs) PAF and PAFB, which share a compact disulfide-bond mediated, β-fold structure …

The emerging resistance of human-pathogenic fungi to antifungal drugs urges the
development of alternative therapeutic strategies. The small, cationic antifungal proteins …