Eurotium Cristatum Postfermentation of Fireweed and Apple Tree Leaf Herbal Teas by Tatiana A. Efimenko, Elena F. Shanenko, Tatiana G. Mukhamedzhanova, Olga V. Efremenkova, Yuriy A. Nikolayev, Elena N. Bilanenko, Marina V. Gernet, Artem G. Grishin, Ivan N. Serykh, Sergey V. Shevelev, Byazilya F. Vasilyeva, Svetlana N. Filippova, Galina I. El-Registan

“…Fungi Eurotium spp. are the main biological agents that ferment the leaves of the Camellia sinensis tea bush to form a popular food product, postfermented tea. The fungus E. cristatum, stored in the collection of the Gause Institute of New Antibiotics under the number INA 01267, was isolated and identified from a briquette of Fujian Chinese tea. …”
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mRNA Expression of EgCHI1, EgCHI2, and EgCHI3 in Oil Palm Leaves (Elaeis guineesis Jacq.) after Treatment with Ganoderma boninense Pat. and Trichoderma harzianum Rifai by Laila Naher, Soon Guan Tan, Chai Ling Ho, Umi Kalsom Yusuf, Siti Hazar Ahmad, Faridah Abdullah

“…Basal stem rot (BSR) disease caused by the fungus Ganoderma boninense is the most serious disease affecting the oil palm; this is because the disease escapes the early disease detection. …”
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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Toxigenic Aspergillus flavus from Groundnut Kernels in Kenya by Robert O. Okayo, Darius O. Andika, Mathews M. Dida, George O. K’Otuto, Bernard M. Gichimu

“…Precise identification of toxigenic strains of A. flavus will be useful in establishing control strategies of the fungus in food products.…”
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Inheritance of juvenile resistance to powdery mildew in barley accessions from Ethiopia by R. A. Abdullaev, O. V. Yakovleva, T. V. Lebedeva

“…The intensity and nature of sporulation as well as the qualitative reactions of plant tissues in response to the penetration of the fungus (necrosis and chlorosis) were accepted as indicators of resistance in the accessions. …”
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Biodegradation of Chlorsulfuron and Metsulfuron-Methyl by Aspergillus niger by Elisabetta Zanardini, Marco Negri, Giovanna Boschin, Alessandra D'Agostina, Anna Valle, Anna Arnoldi, Claudia Sorlini

“…In this work, investigations were performed under laboratory conditions of the degradation ability by a common soil fungus, Aspergillus niger, toward chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl. …”
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Resistance mechanisms involved in complex immunity of wheat against rust diseases by E. S. Skolotneva, E. A. Salina

“…The system ‘wheat (Triticum aestivum) – the fungus causing leaf rust (Puccinia triticina)’ is an interesting model for observing all the resistance mechanisms listed above, since the strategy of this pathogen is aimed at the constitutive use of host resources. …”
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A Chromosome-Scale Genome of <i>Trametes versicolor</i> and Transcriptome-Based Screening for Light-Induced Genes That Promote Triterpene Biosynthesis by Yang Yang, Xuebo Hu

“…<i>Trametes versicolor</i> is an important fungus with medicinal properties and a significant role in lignocellulose degradation. …”
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Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Highly Heterozygous <i>Phallus echinovolvatus</i> Provide New Insights into Its Genetics by Mengya An, Ruoxi Liang, Yanliu Chen, Jinhua Zhang, Xiuqing Wang, Xing Li, Guohua Qu, Junfeng Liang

“…<i>Phallus echinovolvatus</i> is a well-known edible and medicinal fungus with significant economic value. However, the available whole-genome information is lacking for this species. …”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles from Physalis peruviana and Application in Wound Healing by Stephen Adongo Odongo, Fredrick Oluoch Okumu, Solomon Omwoma Lugasi, Martin Opiyo Onani, Stephen Gaya Agong

“…The gold nanoparticles synthesized from Physalis peruviana show antimicrobial activities against gram-positive bacteria and, gram-negative bacteria as well as gram-positive fungus. The inhibition zones for Au NPs of different concentrations vary significantly between concentrations (one-way ANOVA at P<0.05). …”
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Optimizing Bioaugmentation for Pharmaceutical Stabilization of Sewage Sludge: A Study on Short-Term Composting Under Real Conditions by Gabriela Angeles-De Paz, Juan Cubero-Cardoso, Clementina Pozo, Concepción Calvo, Elisabet Aranda, Tatiana Robledo-Mahón

“…Hence, this work aimed to explore a shorter and yet effective composting process by simultaneously implementing the inoculation of a native microbial consortium and the fungus <i>Penicillium oxalicum</i> XD 3.1 in composting piles of sewage sludge and olive prunings. …”
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Molecular Identification of Fusarium proliferatum from toenails: A case report by Sazan Jamal Gharib, Nawroz Abdul-razzak Tahir

“…Fusarium is a saprophytic fungus which is broadly disseminated in soil, plant debris and other organic substrates. …”
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Identifcation of genotypescarriers of resistance to tan spot Ptr ToxA and Ptr ToxB of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis in common wheat collection by A. М. Kokhmetova, Sh. Ali, Z. Sapakhova, M. N. Atishova

“…This demonstrates the reliability of the diagnostic marker Xfcp623 for identifying wheat genotypes with resistance to the fungus and insensitivity to Ptr ToxA. The study of the reaction of wheat germplasm to the fungal inoculation and toxin infltration showed that out of 38 genotypes analyzed 30 (78 %) exhibited resistance to both race 1 and race 5, and insensitivity to toxins Ptr ToxA and ToxB. …”
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Antifungal and Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Different <i>Rosa rugosa</i> Parts by Žaneta Maželienė, Jolita Kirvaitienė, Kamilė Kaklauskienė, Rasa Volskienė, Asta Aleksandravičienė

“…Antimicrobial activity was tested against one fungus, four Gram-positive, and four Gram-negative bacteria. …”
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Isolation of Salt Stress-Related Genes from Aspergillus glaucus CCHA by Random Overexpression in Escherichia coli by Jie Fang, Xiaojiao Han, Lihua Xie, Mingying Liu, Guirong Qiao, Jing Jiang, Renying Zhuo

“…The halotolerant fungus Aspergillus glaucus CCHA was isolated from the surface of wild vegetation around a saltern with the salinity range being 0–31%. …”
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Scalable preparation of furanosteroidal viridin, β-viridin and viridiol from Trichoderma virens by Wen Zhang, Kazu Sunami, Shuo Liu, Desita Triana, Zetryana Puteri Tachrim, Rikuto Kikuchi, Tohru Taniguchi, Kenji Monde, Tsunayoshi Takehara, Da-Yang Zhou, Takeyuki Suzuki, Yasuyuki Hashidoko, Makoto Hashimoto, Yuta Murai

“…Abstract Viridin and viridiol, along with wortmannin, metabolized by filamentous fungus Trichoderma virens, are identical furanosteroids with high-potent inhibitory activity towards phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) that associates the growth of tumor cells. …”
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Insights into the binding selectivity of harzianoic acids A and B to tetraspanin CD81 by Gérard Vergoten, Christian Bailly

“…Aim: Harzianoic acids A and B (Hz-A/B) are two rare cyclobutene-containing sesquiterpenes isolated from a marine strain of the sponge-associated fungus Trichoderma harzianum. They display anticancer and antiviral effects, reducing the entry of hepatitis C virus (HCV) into hepatocarcinoma cells. …”
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DNA markers in oat breeding for crown rust resistance (a review) by A. V. Bakulina, N. V. Novoselova, L. S. Savintseva, G. A. Batalova

“…The review reveals the mechanisms of the A. sativa resistance to the fungus Puccinia coronata Corda f. sp. avenae Erikss. which causes crown rust disease. …”
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Promoter engineering with programmable upstream activating sequences in Aspergillus Niger cell factory by Xiaomei Zheng, Yuting Guo, Meiling Chen, Yudan Lu, Yimou Du, Yu Lei, Ping Zheng, Jibin Sun

“…Abstract Background Aspergillus niger is an important industrial filamentous fungus used to produce organic acids and enzymes. …”
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Impact of Light and Temperature on Growth, Intracellular and Extracellular Pigment, and Lovastatin Yield by Monascus ruber in Synthetic Medium by K. Suganya, A. Usha Raja Nanthini, Jayaraman Narenkumar, Subramani Abilaji, Aruliah Rajasekar, Subpiramaniyam Sivakumar, S. Prasath, Hesham S. Almoallim, Tahani Awad Alahmadi

“…However, when exposed to other color lights, fungus growth and pigment yield are significantly reduced in Monascus ruber. …”
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Process optimization studies on xylanase production and bioethanol fermentation by Chia Zhi Tan, Thien Sze Chen Ivory, Yi Peng Teoh, Kok Chang Lee, Balakrishnan Kunasundari, Xian Ooi Zhong

“…Bioethanol can be synthesised from lignocellulosic biomass by using xylanase and other hydrolytic enzymes. A filamentous fungus, which is Aspergillus niger produces xylanase under submerged fermentation when oil palm empty fruit brunches were used as carbon sources. …”
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