The airborne fungus Aspergillus fumigatus poses a serious health threat to humans by
causing numerous invasive infections and a notable mortality in humans, especially in …

Phytases catalyse the hydrolysis of phytate (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate) to myo-inositol
and inorganic phosphate. In this study genes encoding novel phytases from two different …

Agrobacterium tumefaciens transfers part of its Ti plasmid, the T-DNA, to plant cells during
tumorigenesis. It is routinely used for the genetic modification of a wide range of plant …

The enzymatic degradation of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) by white rot fungi through laccase
production was investigated in different liquid media. A significant (P< 0.0001) correlation …

A 12 kDa cysteine‐rich protein is secreted by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici during
colonization of tomato xylem vessels. Peptide sequences obtained with mass spectrometry …

The construction of mutant fungal strains is often limited by the poor efficiency of
homologous recombination in these organisms. Higher recombination efficiencies can be …

The innate immune system of plants consists of two layers. The first layer, called basal
resistance, governs recognition of conserved microbial molecules and fends off most …

VeA is the founding member of the velvet superfamily of fungal regulatory proteins. This
protein is involved in light response and coordinates sexual reproduction and secondary …

The akuA gene encoding the Ku70 component of the nonhomologous end-joining
machinery was deleted in the opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. No obvious …

Filamentous fungi are highly productive cell factories, often used in industry for the
production of enzymes and small bioactive compounds. Recent years have seen an …