Know the enemy and know yourself: addressing cryptic fungal pathogens of humans and beyond

JL Steenwyk, A Rokas, GH Goldman - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat …

OMICS and other advanced technologies in mycological applications

NN Wijayawardene, N Boonyuen, CB Ranaweera… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fungi play many roles in different ecosystems. The precise identification of fungi is important
in different aspects. Historically, they were identified based on morphological characteristics …

Reducing the number of accepted species in Aspergillus series Nigri

C Bian, Y Kusuya, F Sklenář, E D'hooge… - Studies in …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
The Aspergillus series Nigri contains biotechnologically and medically important species.
They can produce hazardous mycotoxins, which is relevant due to the frequent occurrence …

Strain heterogeneity in a non-pathogenic Aspergillus fungus highlights factors associated with virulence

DC Rinker, TJC Sauters, K Steffen, A Gumilang… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Fungal pathogens exhibit extensive strain heterogeneity, including variation in virulence.
Whether closely related non-pathogenic species also exhibit strain heterogeneity remains …

PhyKIT: A Multitool for Phylogenomics

JL Steenwyk, GI Martínez‐Redondo… - Current …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sequence alignments and phylogenetic trees are rich in biological information and
are fundamental to research in biology. PhyKIT is a tool for processing and analyzing the …

Genomic Localization Bias of Secondary Metabolite Gene Clusters and Association with Histone Modifications in Aspergillus

X Zhang, I Leahy, J Collemare… - Genome Biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Fungi are well-known producers of bioactive secondary metabolites (SMs), which have been
exploited for decades by humankind for various medical applications like therapeutics and …

Genome-wide patterns of noncoding and protein-coding sequence variation in the major fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

A Brown, JL Steenwyk, A Rokas - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aspergillus fumigatus is a deadly fungal pathogen, responsible for> 400,000 infections/year
and high mortality rates. A. fumigatus strains exhibit variation in infection-relevant traits …

Biotechnological potential of salt tolerant and xerophilic species of Aspergillus

I Pócsi, J Dijksterhuis, J Houbraken… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2024 - Springer
Xerophilic fungi occupy versatile environments owing to their rich arsenal helping them
successfully adapt to water constraints as a result of low relative humidity, high-osmolarity …

Statistical optimization of pectinases from thermophilic Aspergillus fumigatus BT-4 employing response surface methodology through submerged fermentation using …

I Ali, R Abdullah, S Saqib, K Nisar, A Kaleem… - BMC …, 2025 - Springer
Background In this study, thermophilic pectinase-producing strains were isolated. Among all
the isolates, strain No. 4 was identified as Aspergillus fumigatus BT-4 based on its …

[HTML][HTML] Reticulate evolution: Detection and utility in the phylogenomics era

S Bjornson, H Verbruggen, NS Upham… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phylogenomics has enriched our understanding that the Tree of Life can have network-like
or reticulate structures among some taxa and genes. Two non-vertical modes of evolution …