The question of how many species of Fungi there are has occasioned much speculation,
with figures mostly posited from around half a million to 10 million, and in one extreme case …

This review presents an update on the current knowledge of the secondary metabolite
potential of the major fungal species used in industrial biotechnology, ie, Aspergillus niger …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

Penicillium is a diverse genus occurring worldwide and its species play important roles as
decomposers of organic materials and cause destructive rots in the food industry where they …

Aspergillus flavus is the second most common etiological agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA)
after A. fumigatus. However, most literature describes IA in relation to A. fumigatus or …

Alternaria alternata is a common species of fungus frequently isolated from plants as both an
endophyte and a pathogen. Although the current definition of A. alternata rests on a …

In the early 1960s the discovery of aflatoxins began when a total of 100,000 turkey poults
died by hitherto unknown turkey “X” disease in England. The disease was associated with …

Panama disease of banana, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, is a
serious constraint both to the commercial production of banana and cultivation for …

Aspergillus flavus is saprophytic soil fungus that infects and contaminates preharvest and
postharvest seed crops with the carcinogenic secondary metabolite aflatoxin. The fungus is …

Aspergillus fumigatus is one of the most ubiquitous of the airborne saprophytic fungi.
Humans and animals constantly inhale numerous conidia of this fungus. The conidia are …