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  1. Due to their versatile way of life as saprophytes, endophytes, and entomopathogens, fungi of the genera Metarhizium and Beauveria are exposed to varying illumination conditions in their natural habitats, which ma...

    Authors: Pamela Vrabl, Maria Zottele, Lucia Colleselli, Christoph Walter Schinagl, Laura Mayerhofer, Bianka Siewert and Hermann Strasser
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2023 10:11
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  2. Drought stress is currently the primary abiotic stress factor for crop loss worldwide. Although drought stress reduces the crop yield significantly, species and genotypes differ in their stress response; some ...

    Authors: Revanna Ashwin, Davis Joseph Bagyaraj and Basavaiah Mohan Raju
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2023 10:10
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  4. Mycelium-bound composites are potential alternatives to conventional materials for a variety of applications, including thermal and acoustic building panels and product packaging. If the reactions of live myce...

    Authors: Neil Phillips, Antoni Gandia and Andrew Adamatzky
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2023 10:8
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  5. The yeast Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris) is routinely used for heterologous protein expression and is suggested as a model organism for yeast. Despite its importance and application potential, no referenc...

    Authors: Mihail Besleaga, Gabriel A. Vignolle, Julian Kopp, Oliver Spadiut, Robert L. Mach, Astrid R. Mach-Aigner and Christian Zimmermann
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2023 10:7
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  6. Aspergillus terreus microorganism represents a promising prospective source for drug discovery since it is rich in diverse kinds of bioactive secondary metabolites. It contributed to many biotechnological applica...

    Authors: Khadiga Amr, Nehal Ibrahim, Ahmed M. Elissawy and Abdel Nasser B. Singab
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2023 10:6
    Content type: Review Published on:

  7. A safe and ecofriendly biocontrol of pathogenic Fusarium equiseti was developed based on chitosan nanoparticles (CNPs) combined with Trichoderma longibrachiatum and Penicillium polonicum. Two strains of F. equise...

    Authors: EL-Sayed M. El-Morsy, Yomna S. Elmalahy and Mohamed M. A. Mousa
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2023 10:5
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Secondary metabolites (SMs) from mushroom-forming fungi (Basidiomycota) and early diverging fungi (EDF) such as Mucoromycota are scarcely investigated. In many cases, production of SMs is induced by unknown stres...

    Authors: Leo Kirchgaessner, Jacob M. Wurlitzer, Paula S. Seibold, Malik Rakhmanov and Markus Gressler
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2023 10:4
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  10. Oleaginous fungi have versatile metabolism and able to transform a wide range of substrates into lipids, accounting up to 20–70% of their total cell mass. Therefore, oleaginous fungi are considered as an alter...

    Authors: V. Shapaval, A. Deniset-Besseau, D. Dubava, S. Dzurendova, J. Heitmann Solheim and A. Kohler
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2023 10:2
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  11. Due to the infection with the invasive ascomycete Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, which has been replacing the closely related and non-pathogenic native Hymenoscyphus albidus, the European ashes, Fraxinus excelsior (als...

    Authors: Tobias Lutz, Birgit Hadeler, Mareike Jaeckel, Barbara Schulz and Cornelia Heinze
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2023 10:1
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  12. The production of petroleum-based plastics increased dramatically following industrialization. Because of multifaceted properties such as durability, thermostability, water resistance, and many others, these p...

    Authors: Mayur G. Naitam, Govind Singh Tomar and Rajeev Kaushik
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:17
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  13. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are increasingly recognized as an important mechanism for cell–cell interactions. Their role in fungi is still poorly understood and they have been isolated from only a handful of ...

    Authors: Anja Černoša, Cene Gostinčar, Teja Lavrin, Rok Kostanjšek, Metka Lenassi and Nina Gunde-Cimerman
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:16
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  14. Several metabolites released by fungal species are an essential source of biologically active natural substances. Gas chromatography high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-HRTOF-MS) is one of the...

    Authors: Oluwasola Abayomi Adelusi, Sefater Gbashi, Janet Adeyinka Adebiyi, Rhulani Makhuvele, Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo, Adeola Oluwakemi Aasa, Sarem Targuma, Glory Kah and Patrick Berka Njobeh
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:15
    Content type: Short Report Published on:

  15. Numerous reports have shown that incorporating a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-expressing transgene into plants or applying dsRNA by spraying it onto their leaves successfully protects them against invading path...

    Authors: Timo Schlemmer, Richard Lischka, Linus Wegner, Katrin Ehlers, Dagmar Biedenkopf and Aline Koch
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:14
    Content type: Short Report Published on:

  17. Since the initial detection, in 2007, of fungal ribosomally synthesised and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs), this group of natural products has undergone rapid expansion, with four separate clas...

    Authors: R. E. Ford, G. D. Foster and A. M. Bailey
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:12
    Content type: Review Published on:

  18. Fungal specialized metabolites play an important role in the environment and have impacted human health and survival significantly. These specialized metabolites are often the end product of a series of sequen...

    Authors: Elizabeth Skellam
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:11
    Content type: Review Published on:

  19. The mechanical drying of wood chips is an innovative method that improves the heating value of sawmill by-products in an energy-efficient continuous process. The liquid that comes out of the wood chips as pres...

    Authors: Manfred J. Reppke, Rebecca Gerstner, Elisabeth Windeisen-Holzhauser, Klaus Richter and J. Philipp Benz
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:10
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  20. The Diels–Alder (DA) reaction refers to a [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction that falls under the category of pericyclic reactions. It is a reaction that allows regio- and stereo-selective construction of two carb...

    Authors: Kenji Watanabe, Michio Sato and Hiroyuki Osada
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:9
    Content type: Review Published on:

  21. Non-ribosomal peptide synthetase-like (NRPS-like) enzymes are highly enriched in fungal genomes and can be discriminated into reducing and non-reducing enzymes. Non-reducing NRPS-like enzymes possess a C-terminal...

    Authors: Carsten Wieder, Roberta Peres da Silva, Jessica Witts, Christof Martin Jäger, Elena Geib and Matthias Brock
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:8
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  22. To obtain special wood properties for various technical applications, fungi with their broad spectrum of activity can make a contribution. The foundations for today's mycological wood modifications were laid b...

    Authors: Stephanie Stange and André Wagenführ
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:7
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  25. Filamentous fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota are considered as an attractive source for the biotechnological production of composite materials. The ability of many basidiomycetes to accept residual lignocellu...

    Authors: Carsten Pohl, Bertram Schmidt, Tamara Nunez Guitar, Sophie Klemm, Hans-Jörg Gusovius, Stefan Platzk, Harald Kruggel-Emden, Andre Klunker, Christina Völlmecke, Claudia Fleck and Vera Meyer
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:4
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. Sustainable fungal materials have a high potential to replace non-sustainable materials such as those used for packaging or as an alternative for leather and textile. The properties of fungal materials depend ...

    Authors: Jeroen G. van den Brandhof and Han A. B. Wösten
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:3
    Content type: Review Published on:

  27. Maleidrides are a family of structurally related fungal natural products, many of which possess diverse, potent bioactivities. Previous identification of several maleidride biosynthetic gene clusters, and subs...

    Authors: Katherine Williams, Kate M. J. de Mattos-Shipley, Christine L. Willis and Andrew M. Bailey
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:2
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. Biological pigmentation is one of the most intriguing traits of many fungi. It holds significance to scientists, as a sign of biochemical metabolism and organism-environment interaction, and to artists, as the...

    Authors: Sunanda Sharma and Vera Meyer
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:1
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  29. Processes and products employing filamentous fungi are increasing contributors to biotechnology. These organisms are used as cell factories for the synthesis of platform chemicals, enzymes, acids, foodstuffs a...

    Authors: Pamina Füting, Lars Barthel, Timothy C. Cairns, Heiko Briesen and Stefan Schmideder
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:23
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  30. Life-threatening invasive fungal infections are treated with antifungal drugs such as Amphotericin B (AmB) loaded liposomes. Our goal herein was to show that targeting liposomal AmB to fungal cells with the C-...

    Authors: Suresh Ambati, Tuyetnhu Pham, Zachary A. Lewis, Xiaorong Lin and Richard B. Meagher
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:22
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  31. Recent efforts in fungal biotechnology aim to develop new concepts and technologies that convert renewable plant biomass into innovative biomaterials. Hereby, plant substrates become metabolized by filamentous...

    Authors: Huaiyou Chen, Amanmyrat Abdullayev, Maged F. Bekheet, Bertram Schmidt, Isabel Regler, Carsten Pohl, Cekdar Vakifahmetoglu, Mathias Czasny, Paul H. Kamm, Vera Meyer, Aleksander Gurlo and Ulla Simon
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:21
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  32. In the context of the ongoing transition from a linear to a circular economy, ecologically friendly renewable solutions are put in place. Filamentous fungi can be grown on various organic feedstocks and functi...

    Authors: Simon Vandelook, Elise Elsacker, Aurélie Van Wylick, Lars De Laet and Eveline Peeters
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:20
    Content type: PRIMER Published on:

  34. While mycelium is considered a promising alternative for fossil-based resins in lignocellulosic materials, the mechanical properties of mycelium composite materials remain suboptimal, among other reasons due t...

    Authors: Elise Elsacker, Simon Vandelook, Bastien Damsin, Aurélie Van Wylick, Eveline Peeters and Lars De Laet
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:18
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  35. Fungal biomaterials are becoming increasingly popular in the fields of architecture and design, with a significant bloom of projects having taken place during the last 10 years. Using mycelium as a stabilizing...

    Authors: Dimitra Almpani-Lekka, Sven Pfeiffer, Christian Schmidts and Seung-il Seo
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:17
    Content type: Review Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2022 9:13

  36. Concrete is the most used construction material worldwide due to its abundant availability and inherent ease of manufacturing and application. However, the material bears several drawbacks such as the high sus...

    Authors: Aurélie Van Wylick, Antonielle Vieira Monclaro, Elise Elsacker, Simon Vandelook, Hubert Rahier, Lars De Laet, David Cannella and Eveline Peeters
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:16
    Content type: Review Published on:

  37. Gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9 is a widely used tool for precise gene modification, modulating gene expression and introducing novel proteins, and its use has been reported in various filamentous fungi includi...

    Authors: Fiona M. Wilson and Richard J. Harrison
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:15
    Content type: Short Report Published on:

  38. Authors: Jonna Bouwknegt, Charlotte C. Koster, Aurin M. Vos, Raúl A. Ortiz-Merino, Mats Wassink, Marijke A. H. Luttik, Marcel van den Broek, Peter L. Hagedoorn and Jack T. Pronk
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:14
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:10

  39. Fungi are prolific producers of secondary metabolites (SMs), which are bioactive small molecules with important applications in medicine, agriculture and other industries. The backbones of a large proportion o...

    Authors: Cameron L. M. Gilchrist and Yit-Heng Chooi
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:13
    Content type: Research Published on:

  40. Material development based on fungal mycelium is a fast-rising field of study as researchers, industry, and society actively search for new sustainable materials to address contemporary material challenges. Th...

    Authors: Noam Attias, Achiya Livne and Tiffany Abitbol
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:12
    Content type: Meeting Report Published on:

  41. Fungi of the genus Trichoderma are routinely used as biocontrol agents and for the production of industrial enzymes. Trichoderma spp. are interesting hosts for heterologous gene expression because their saprotrop...

    Authors: Irene Tomico-Cuenca, Robert L. Mach, Astrid R. Mach-Aigner and Christian Derntl
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:11
    Content type: Review Published on:

  42. In most fungi, quinone-dependent Class-II dihydroorotate dehydrogenases (DHODs) are essential for pyrimidine biosynthesis. Coupling of these Class-II DHODHs to mitochondrial respiration makes their in vivo act...

    Authors: Jonna Bouwknegt, Charlotte C. Koster, Aurin M. Vos, Raúl A. Ortiz-Merino, Mats Wassink, Marijke A. H. Luttik, Marcel van den Broek, Peter L. Hagedoorn and Jack T. Pronk
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:10
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:14

  43. The filamentous ascomycete Trichoderma reesei is used for the industrial production of cellulases and holds the promise for heterologous gene expression due to its outstandingly high protein secretion rates and i...

    Authors: Paul Primerano, Melani Juric, Robert Mach, Astrid Mach-Aigner and Christian Derntl
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:9
    Content type: Short Report Published on:

  44. Filamentous fungal cell factories are efficient producers of platform chemicals, proteins, enzymes and natural products. Stirred-tank bioreactors up to a scale of several hundred m³ are commonly used for their...

    Authors: Vera Meyer, Timothy Cairns, Lars Barthel, Rudibert King, Philipp Kunz, Stefan Schmideder, Henri Müller, Heiko Briesen, Anna Dinius and Rainer Krull
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:8
    Content type: PRIMER Published on:

  45. This article has been retracted. Please see the Retraction Notice for more detail: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-021-00114-7

    Authors: Andrew Adamatzky, Antoni Gandia and Alessandro Chiolerio
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:7
    Content type: Retraction Note Published on:

    The original article was published in Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:3

  46. A fungal skin is a thin flexible sheet of a living homogeneous mycelium made by a filamentous fungus. The skin could be used in future living architectures of adaptive buildings and as a sensing living skin fo...

    Authors: Andrew Adamatzky, Antoni Gandia and Alessandro Chiolerio
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:6
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. The filamentous fungi Paecilomyces variotii and Penicillium roqueforti are prevalent food spoilers and are of interest as potential future cell factories. A functional CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system would be b...

    Authors: Sjoerd J. Seekles, Pepijn P. P. Teunisse, Maarten Punt, Tom van den Brule, Jan Dijksterhuis, Jos Houbraken, Han A. B. Wösten and Arthur F. J. Ram
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:4
    Content type: Research Published on:

  49. A fungal skin is a thin flexible sheet of a living homogeneous mycelium made by a filamentous fungus. The skin could be used in future living architectures of adaptive buildings and as a sensing living skin fo...

    Authors: Andrew Adamatzky, Antoni Gandia and Alessandro Chiolerio
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:3
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Retraction Note to this article has been published in Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:7

  50. Morphology, being one of the key factors influencing productivity of filamentous fungi, is of great interest during bioprocess development. With increasing demand of high-throughput phenotyping technologies fo...

    Authors: Roman Jansen, Kira Küsters, Holger Morschett, Wolfgang Wiechert and Marco Oldiges
    Citation: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 2021 8:2
    Content type: Technical note Published on:
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