The Eurotiales is a relatively large order of Ascomycetes with members frequently having
positive and negative impact on human activities. Species within this order gain attention …

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as
follows: Australia, Chaetopsina eucalypti on Eucalyptus leaf litter, Colletotrichum …

Highlights•Black aspergilli are able to colonize foods other than cereals and cereal by-
products.•Aspergillus carbonarius is the main responsible source of OTA in grape and grape …

Phosphate-solubilizing fungi (PSF) play an important role in increasing the bioavailability of
phosphorus in soils for plants. Thirteen fungal strains, one collected from air and 12 from …

The Aspergillus series Nigri contains biotechnologically and medically important species.
They can produce hazardous mycotoxins, which is relevant due to the frequent occurrence …

Diversity of species within Aspergillus niger clade, currently represented by A. niger sensu
stricto and A. welwitshiae, was investigated combining three-locus gene sequences …

Modern taxonomic classification is often based on phylogenetic analyses of a few molecular
markers, although single-gene studies are still common. Here, we leverage genome-scale …

The increased interest in secondary metabolites (SMs) has driven a number of genome
sequencing projects to elucidate their biosynthetic pathways. As a result, studies revealed …

Some soil fungi play an important role in supplying elements to plants by the solubilizing of
insoluble minerals in the soil. The present study was conducted to isolate the mineral …

This study investigated the presence of Aspergillus species belonging to Aspergillus section
Nigri on Vitis labrusca and its hybrid grapes grown in Brazil. The ability of the fungi isolates …