Melanins are ancient biological pigments found in all kingdoms of life. In fungi, their role in
microbial pathogenesis is well established; however, these complex biomolecules also …

Yeasts are microscopic fungi inhabiting all Earth environments, including those inhospitable
for most life forms, considered extreme environments. According to their habitats, yeasts …

Abstract BIOMEX (BIOlogy and Mars EXperiment) is an ESA/Roscosmos space exposure
experiment housed within the exposure facility EXPOSE-R2 outside the Zvezda module on …

Centralized facilities for genetic engineering, or “biofoundries”, offer the potential to design
organisms to address emerging needs in medicine, agriculture, industry, and defense. The …

Cryptoendolithic microbial communities and epilithic lichens have been considered as
appropriate candidates for the scenario of lithopanspermia, which proposes a natural …

In an era of rapid climate change and expansion of desertification, the extremely harsh
conditions of drylands are a true challenge for microbial life. Under drought conditions …

The occurrence of fungi in soils of the hot deserts and the dry areas of the Antarctic and
Arctic are described. A number of filamentous fungi and yeasts have been documented from …

The class Dothideomycetes (along with Eurotiomycetes) includes numerous rock-inhabiting
fungi (RIF), a group of ascomycetes that tolerates surprisingly well harsh conditions …

A wide sampling for isolating highly destructive and extremotolerant black fungi was
performed from Italian monuments in selected historical sites which include the “Cortile della …

Melanins provide fungi protection from environmental stressors, support their ecological
roles, and can confer virulence in pathogens. While the function, structure, and synthesis of …