Fungal diseases represent an important paradigm in immunology, as they can result from
either a lack of recognition by the immune system or overactivation of the inflammatory …

Fungal endophytes residing in the internal tissues of living plants occur in almost every plant
on earth from the arctic to the tropics. The endophyte–host relationship is described as a …

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

Stress acclimating plants respond to abiotic and biotic stress by remodeling membrane
fluidity and by releasing α-linolenic (18: 3) from membrane lipids. The modification of …

Bioactive natural products from endophytic fungi, isolated from higher plants, are attracting
considerable attention from natural product chemists and biologists alike as indicated by the …

Fungi interact with plants in various ways, with each interaction giving rise to different
alterations in both partners. While fungal pathogens have detrimental effects on plant …

Jasmonates (JAs) act as conserved elicitors of plant secondary metabolism. JA perception
triggers extensive transcriptional reprogramming leading to the concerted activation of entire …

Despite the fact that roots are the organs most subject to microbial interactions, very little is
known about the response of roots to microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). By …

The phytobiome is composed of plants, their environment, and diverse interacting
microscopic and macroscopic organisms, which together influence plant health and …

Increasing evidence regarding lipids' beneficial effects on human health has changed the
common perception of consumers and dietary officials about the role (s) of food lipids in a …