Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the causative agent of snake fungal disease, is a serious
emerging fungal pathogen of North American-endemic and captive snakes. We provide a …

The Gulf of Mexico Research Consortium was founded in 2015 as a consortium of scientific
research and consulting services, specializing in multidisciplinary projects related to the …

Trinidad and Tobago is the largest producer of oil and natural gas in Central America and
the Caribbean. Natural crude oil seeps, in addition to leaking petroleum pipelines, have …

Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causal agent of bat white-nose syndrome, has caused
nearly six million deaths in North American bats since its introduction into the United States …

Significant quantities of food waste are accumulated globally on an annual basis, with
approximately one-third of the food produced (equivalent to 1.3 billion tons of food) being …

In the present study, from a total of 100 strains isolated from waste vegetable oil
contaminated soil, 38 bacterial and 14 fungi strains that presented positive lipolytic activity …

Malolactic fermentation (MLF) or biological decrease of wine acidity is defined as the
enzymatic bioconversion of malic acid in lactic acid, a process performed by lactic acid …

Abstract Background Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) belong to the class of glycolipid
biosurfactants and are produced by members of the Ustilago and Moesziomyces genera …

A fluorescence-based assay for the determination of lipase activity using rhodamine B as an
indicator, and natural substrates such as olive oil, is described. It is based on the use of a …

A lipolytic screening with fungal strains isolated from lignocellulosic waste collected in
banana plantation dumps was carried out. A Trichoderma harzianum strain (B13-1) showed …