Published in Nature Communications
Microbial oxidoreductases are key in biomass breakdown. Here, the authors expand the specificity and redox scope within fungal auxiliary activity 7 family (AA7) enzymes and show that AA7 oligosaccharide dehydrogenases can directly fuel cellulose degradation by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases.
Published in International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic disease of uncertain etiology, although it is generally considered as an immune-mediated disease that affects the mucous membranes and even the skin and nails. Over the years, this disease was attributed to a variety of causes, including different types of microorganisms. This review analyzes the present state ...
Resumo As pesquisas com fungos em busca de substâncias com potencial atividade biológica ganham cada vez mais destaque por serem fontes sustentáveis de novas moléculas. Diplodia pinea é um fungo fitopatogênico encontrado em espécies florestais, que tem apresentado poucos relatos de moléculas com atividade biológica e pode apresentar potencial biote...
Published in Microbial Cell Factories
BackgroundThe fungal cell wall is an essential and robust external structure that protects the cell from the environment. It is mainly composed of polysaccharides with different functions, some of which are necessary for cell integrity. Thus, the process of fractionation and analysis of cell wall polysaccharides is useful for studying the function ...
Published in Seminars in cell & developmental biology
The transition metal Cu is an essential micronutrient that serves as a co-factor for numerous enzymes involved in redox and oxygen chemistry. However, Cu is also a potentially toxic metal, especially to unicellular microbes that are in direct contact with their environment. Since 400 BCE, Cu toxicity has been leveraged for its antimicrobial propert...
Published in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Plant parasitic nematodes (Root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp.) are rounded worms, microscopic, and cause many agricultural economic losses. Their attacks have a direct impact on the productivity of cultivated crops by reducing their fruit quantity. Chemical control is widespread all over the world, but biological control is the most effective wa...
Published in Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
Plasma agriculture is a promising niche of interdisciplinary research where the physics, of non-equilibrium gases meets surface chemistry and biological responses. Despite numerous scientific papers, the interaction of gaseous plasma with seeds is not understood enough to make the technique useful in practical agriculture. An obstacle is an imprope...
Published in BMC Genomics
BackgroundRegulation of chromatin accessibility and transcription are tightly coordinated processes. Studies in yeast and higher eukaryotes have described accessible chromatin regions, but little work has been done in filamentous fungi.ResultsHere we present a genome-scale characterization of accessible chromatin regions in Neurospora crassa, which...
Published in Forest Ecosystems
BackgroundInputs of above- and belowground litter into forest soils are changing at an unprecedented rate due to continuing human disturbances and climate change. Microorganisms drive the soil carbon (C) cycle, but the roles of above- and belowground litter in regulating the soil microbial community have not been evaluated at a global scale.Methods...
Published in Scientific Reports
Onychomycosis or tinea unguium (EE12.1) and Onychomycosis due to non-dermatophyte moulds (1F2D.5) (OM) is a fungal infection of the nail plates with a high prevalence that often affects vulnerable people with co-existing health problems. Gold standard pharmacological treatments for onychomycosis have been associated with low success rates and incre...
