Evolution and comparative genomics of the most common Trichoderma species

CP Kubicek, AS Steindorff, K Chenthamara… - BMC genomics, 2019‏ - Springer
Background The growing importance of the ubiquitous fungal genus Trichoderma
(Hypocreales, Ascomycota) requires understanding of its biology and evolution. Many …

How a fungus shapes biotechnology: 100 years of Aspergillus niger research

TC Cairns, C Nai, V Meyer - Fungal biology and biotechnology, 2018‏ - Springer
In 1917, a food chemist named James Currie made a promising discovery: any strain of the
filamentous mould Aspergillus niger would produce high concentrations of citric acid when …

Evolution of ecological niche breadth

JP Sexton, J Montiel, JE Shay… - Annual Review of …, 2017‏ - annualreviews.org
How ecological niche breadth evolves is central to adaptation and speciation and has been
a topic of perennial interest. Niche breadth evolution research has occurred within …

A comparative genomics study of 23 Aspergillus species from section Flavi

I Kjærbølling, T Vesth, JC Frisvad, JL Nybo… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Section Flavi encompasses both harmful and beneficial Aspergillus species, such as
Aspergillus oryzae, used in food fermentation and enzyme production, and Aspergillus …