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Review
Filamentous fungi, including the ascomycetes Monascus, Fusarium, Penicillium and Neurospora, are being explored as novel sources of natural pigments with biological functionality for food, feed and cosmetic appli...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2017 4:4
Published on: 10 May 2017
Short Report
Cereal rust fungi (Puccinia spp.) are among the most economically important plant pathogens. These fungi have a complex life cycle, including five spore stages and two hosts. They infect one grass host on which t...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2017 4:3
Published on: 3 May 2017
Research
Biofinished wood is considered to be a decorative and protective material for outdoor constructions, showing advantages compared to traditional treated wood in terms of sustainability and self-repair. Natural ...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2017 4:2
Published on: 26 January 2017
Research
Flavin-dependent monooxygenases are involved in key biological processes as they catalyze a wide variety of chemo-, regio- and enantioselective oxygenation reactions. Flavoprotein monooxygenases are frequently...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2017 4:1
Published on: 6 January 2017
Commentary
The arts have the power to irritate, to provoke and to let us think and dream about the impossible. The relationship of the arts and fungi is not immediate; however, fungi are ideal subjects for artists. They ...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:10
Published on: 29 November 2016
Editorial
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:9
Published on: 14 October 2016
Research
The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a balanced redox homeostasis are essential parameters, which control the infection process of the plant pathogen Botrytis cinerea. The necrotrophic fungus is ab...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:8
Published on: 7 October 2016
Research
Many Trichoderma species are applied as biofungicides and biofertilizers to agricultural soils to enhance crop growth. These filamentous fungi have the ability to reduce plant diseases and promote plant growth an...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:7
Published on: 29 September 2016
Commentary
The EUROFUNG network is a virtual centre of multidisciplinary expertise in the field of fungal biotechnology. The first academic-industry Think Tank was hosted by EUROFUNG to summarise the state of the art and...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:6
Published on: 31 August 2016
Commentary
Microorganisms are of uttermost importance, yet in the eyes of the general public they are often associated with dirt and diseases. At the same time, microbiologists have access to and comprehensive knowledge ...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:5
Published on: 21 July 2016
Review
Heterokaryosis is an integral part of the parasexual cycle used by predominantly asexual fungi to introduce and maintain genetic variation in populations. Research into fungal heterokaryons began in 1912 and c...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:4
Published on: 4 May 2016
Research
The considerable capacity of filamentous fungi for the secretion of proteins is the basis for multi-billion dollar industries producing enzymes and proteins with therapeutic value. The stepwise pathway from t...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:3
Published on: 12 April 2016
Research
Claviceps purpurea is a phytopathogenic fungus infecting a broad range of grasses including economically important cereal crop plants. The infection cycle ends with the formation of th...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:2
Published on: 22 March 2016
Research
Claviceps purpurea is a pathogen that infects most members of Pooideae, a subfamily of Poaceae, and causes ergot, a floral disease in which the ovary is replaced with a sclerotium. Whe...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2016 3:1
Published on: 15 January 2016
Short Report
Fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota are well-known to form a broad spectrum of biologically active secondary metabolites, especially low molecular weight compounds such as terpenoids. Hericium erinaceus produces va...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2015 2:8
Published on: 22 December 2015
Research
The conventional method used to assess growth of the plasmodium of the slime mold Physarum polycephalum in solid culture is to measure the extent of plasmodial expansion from the point of inoculation by using a r...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2015 2:7
Published on: 19 November 2015
Commentary
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2015 2:6
Published on: 16 September 2015
Research
Although highly desirable, a mechanistic explanation for the outstanding protein secretion capabilities of fungi such as Aspergilli is missing. As a result, a rational and predictive design of strains as cell fac...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2015 2:5
Published on: 21 July 2015
Short Report
Efficient gene editing is a critical tool for investigating molecular mechanisms of cellular processes and engineering organisms for numerous purposes ranging from biotechnology to medicine. Recently developed...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2015 2:4
Published on: 15 July 2015
Research
Phytochelatin synthase (PCS) is an enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of phytochelatin from glutathione. Phytochelatins protect cells against the toxic effects of non-essential heavy metals, such as cadmiu...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2015 2:3
Published on: 28 March 2015
Short Report
The possibility for efficient gene targeting for the controlled integration of DNA constructs is an important tool in fungal genetics.
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2015 2:2
Published on: 14 March 2015
Research
The need for new antibiotic drugs increases as pathogenic microorganisms continue to develop resistance against current antibiotics. We obtained samples from Antarctica as part of a search for new antimicrobia...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2015 2:1
Published on: 17 January 2015
Short Report
Banks of mutants with random insertions of T-DNA from Agrobacterium tumefaciens are often used in forward genetics approaches to identify phenotypes of interest. Upon identification of mutants of interest, the fl...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2014 1:10
Published on: 7 December 2014
Research
Pleurotus sapidus secretes a huge enzymatic repertoire including hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes and is an example for higher basidiomycetes being interesting for biotechnology. The complex growth media used fo...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2014 1:9
Published on: 5 December 2014
Research
Cell wall integrity, vesicle transport and protein secretion are key factors contributing to the vitality and productivity of filamentous fungal cell factories such as Aspergillus niger. In order to pioneer ratio...
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2014 1:5
Published on: 1 December 2014
