Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereals around the world since it is widely
used for food and feed. This cereal is relevant to the economy of several countries due to its …

Microorganisms are a fundamental part of virtually every ecosystem on earth. Understanding
how collectively they interact, assemble, and function as communities has become a …

Mycotoxins are the potent toxic chemical agent's linked to food safety, pose a serious risk to
human and animal health globally. The management of toxigenic fungi is a challenging task …

Driven by climate change, Fusarium ear rot (FER) caused by Fusarium verticillioides occurs
frequently in maize worldwide. In parallel, legislative regulations and increasing …

The co-culture strategy, which mimics natural ecology by constructing an artificial microbial
community, is a useful tool to activate the biosynthetic gene clusters to generate new …

Streptomyces alfalfa strain 11F has inhibitory effects on many phytopathogenic fungi and
improves the establishment and biomass yield of switchgrass. However, the antagonistic …

Crop infections with Fusarium spp. and associated mycotoxins have devastating economic
implications and are a significant limitation to fifteen of the seventeen United Nations …

Fusarium wilt is an important disease of many food crops and often causes serious damages
to yield and food quality. Consequently, numerous studies mainly focused on exploring the …

Fusarium verticillioides is a mycotoxigenic fungus that is a threat to food and feed safety due
to its common infection of maize, a global staple crop. A proposed strategy to combat this …

Actinobacteria are well known for their production of metabolites of interest. They have been
previously studied to identify new antibiotics in medical research and for their ability to …