Colletotrichum camelliae, the primary causative agent of anthracnose, severely threatens oil-tea camellia (Camellia oleifera) cultivation. Microbial lipopeptides are efficient, eco-friendly secondary metabolites that exhibit broad-spectrum antifungal...
Objective: The role of gut fungi in pancreatic colonization in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) is not fully understood. We aimed to determine the structural changes in the duodenal mucosal mycobiota of patients with AP, its association with the...
Rapid, single-sample galactomannan assays are increasingly used in haematology, yet direct comparisons remain scarce. This prospective, single-centre exploratory pilot study compared the sōna Aspergillus Galactomannan Lateral Flow Assay (LFA) an...
Metabolism in filamentous fungi is shaped by nutrient availability, but this relationship remains poorly characterized in tropical polypores. We characterized the draft genome and the untargeted metabolome of submerged mycelial cultures of Fulvifomes...
Fungal pathogens are a growing public health problem. Antifungal molecules have been used over the decades to treat fungal infections by disrupting the growth and survival of fungal cells. Despite the advances in antifungal drug discovery and manufac...
Basidiomycota is a diverse fungal phylum whose major subphyla exhibit contrasting evolutionary histories, with Agaricomycotina representing the most species-rich and morphologically diverse lineage. To investigate the genomic patterns associated with...
Pappia fissilis is a white-rot fungus capable of colonizing lignocellulosic substrates and decomposing plant cell wall components, and is likely involved in the degradation of woody debris and carbon cycling in forest ecosystems. A variety of lanosta...
Nakaseomyces glabratus (formerly Candida glabrata) is a high-priority fungal pathogen with marked stress adaptability and a well-documented capacity to acquire antifungal resistance. This critical narrative review examines how environmental and host-...
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Rubber tree powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe quercicola is the most widespread and destructive foliar disease in China’s rubber-growing regions. This disease frequently occurs in severe epidemics during winter–spring each year, delaying...
This study investigated the isolation, characterization, and pathogenic potential of endophytic Fusarium species recovered from healthy mango pedicels, stems, and leaves. Based on combined TEF1-α and RPB2 phylogenetic analyses, three species we...
Trichoderma is among the most extensively studied fungal genera for biological control and plant growth promotion. We conducted a descriptive quantitative review of English-language original articles published from January 2021 to July 2025 to descri...
Rust fungi associated with Lamiaceae remain insufficiently documented in Central Asia despite their ecological, taxonomic, and plant-health relevance. We integrated historical literature, re-examined TASM specimens, field surveys (2023–2025), h...
Camelina sativa is an oilseed crop of increasing importance. This study provides the first comprehensive characterization of downy mildew of camelina caused by Hyaloperonospora camelinae in Serbia. During 2023 and 2024, chlorotic lesions on leaves, p...
Ganoderma triterpenoids (GTs), the major bioactive metabolites of Ganoderma lucidum, are widely known for their pharmaceutical versatility. However, their natural biosynthesis ability is insufficient to meet industrial demands, so it is urgently requ...
The pathogenic fungus Sclerotium rolfsii is a major causal agent of tuber rot disease in Sunchoke (Helianthus tuberosus), resulting in significant yield losses. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the antifungal activity of endophytic fungi...
Early and accurate detection of fungal diseases is critical for sustainable barley production, yet multiclass differentiation at early stages remains a major challenge. This study evaluated whether hyperspectral imaging (450–874 nm) combined wi...
Cercospora leaf spot, caused by Pseudocercospora cladosporioides, is a defoliating disease of olive. Symptomatic leaf-spot incidence and physiological, biochemical, and fruit traits were assessed in nine rain-fed orchards located in Bethlehem, Hebron...
Non-albicans Candida (NAC) species have emerged as clinically important opportunistic pathogens with distinct ecological, physiological, and pathogenic traits. Successful colonization and infection require these yeasts to survive within heterogeneous...
Genome sequencing is rapidly becoming a routine component of outbreak investigation and pathogen surveillance. In human fungal pathogens, however, the analytical framework has often remained centered on a single tree built from variants called agains...
Background: Comparative data on pulmonary and nonpulmonary mucormycosis are limited. Methods: We analyzed adult hospitalizations in the United States Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample from 2018 through 2021. Pulmonary...
Ganoderma lucidum is a widely studied fungal species due to its potential for producing mycelium-based biomaterials. In mycotecture applications, fungal mycelium colonizes organic substrates, forming composite structures that can be used as sustainab...
Tan spot is an economically important disease that occurs wherever wheat is grown in Russia. The variability of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis isolates collected in 2025 from common and durum wheat in the Volga region of the Russian Federation—na...
Macrozamia communis (Australian cycad) is the most abundant cycad in Australia, yet its associated fungi lack chemical investigation. As a continuation of our ongoing studies on M. communis-associated fungi, an in-depth chemical exploration of the fe...
A recently discovered eukaryotic nicotinic acid catabolic pathway involves the concerted action of eight Hxn enzymes including HxnX, a peroxisomal enzyme carrying a canonical PTS1 motif (SRL) at its C-terminus. None of the seven remaining pathway enz...
Endophytic fungi associated with medicinal plants represent promising reservoirs of specialized metabolites; however, the genomic diversity underlying their biosynthetic potential remains incompletely characterized. Here, we performed comparative gen...
Diaporthe nobilis causes postharvest decay in Chinese chestnuts (Castanea mollissima Blume). This study evaluated the effects of exogenous L-arginine (L-Arg) on fungal growth, fruit decay, and transcriptional responses using a single D. nobilis isola...
Rhizoctonia solani Kühn is a destructive phytopathogenic fungus with an exceptionally broad host range, infecting over 32 plant families and 188 genera. In this study, we evaluated the antifungal activity of compound 1 from Streptomyces sp. F204...
Mucormycosis is a rapidly progressive angioinvasive fungal infection caused by Mucorales, predominantly affecting immunocompromised individuals and associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in standard care involving surgi...
Forensic mycology investigates the role of fungi in human decomposition and may provide useful information on the postmortem interval (PMI), environmental conditions, and possible body movement. However, cadaver-associated fungal communities remain i...
Sporothrix schenckii is a pathogenic fungus that triggers innate immune responses. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), such as TLR4, upon recognizing microbial components (including fungal ones), activate inflammatory and immune responses in cells. Meanwhile...
To enable the rapid and accurate acquisition of phenotypic parameters during distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) testing of edible mushroom varieties, and to address the low efficiency, strong subjectivity, and insufficient standardization...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) offer routes to inoculum production, crop management, phytomanagement of contaminated soils, and modulation of plant metabolites. This critical narrative review integrates 102 selected original studies, in...
Background: Mucormycosis is a rapidly progressive and often fatal invasive fungal infection caused by moulds in the order, Mucorales. Early diagnosis is essential for effective clinical management; however, conventional diagnostic approaches such as...
Quercus variabilis is a key species for reforestation in East Asia, yet the mechanisms by which arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) influence seedling growth and responses to soil-borne fungal challenge remain incompletely understood. This study combi...
A comprehensive virulence survey of Puccinia triticina collections was conducted in 2025 across four regions of Asian Russia and northern Kazakhstan to analyze the extent of differentiation among the regional pathogen populations. Leaves with uredini...
Malassezia globosa is a major member of the human skin mycobiota and is associated with several cutaneous disorders, yet it remains unclear whether its in vitro azole susceptibility varies with disease status or anatomical site. We evaluated 55 M. gl...
Background: Invasive fungal infections can cause morbidity and mortality, particularly among immunocompromised and critically ill patients, making them an important global public health problem. Outcomes depend on timely diagnosis, laboratory capacit...
Rhizopus species are a leading cause of mucormycosis, an aggressive and life-threatening invasive fungal disease that affects immunocompromised individuals. Despite their clinical importance, mucoralean pathogens, especially R. delemar, are difficult...
Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) have become a routine diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in high-acuity hospitals worldwide, and Latin America presents a distinctive scenario in which opportunistic mycoses of tertiary care coexist with endemic dimo...
Drug-resistant dermatophytosis has emerged as a global therapeutic challenge, underscoring the need for alternative antifungal strategies. Echinocandins, inhibitors of β-(1,3)-D-glucan synthase, demonstrate potent activity against Candida and As...
Epiphytic lichens are naturally subjected to highly fluctuating light and must protect their algal symbionts from harmful short wavelengths while facilitating efficient photosynthesis. Confocal microscopy confirmed that the upper cortices of Hypogymn...
Background: Mucormycosis is a rapidly progressive and often fatal invasive fungal infection in immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis remains challenging because microscopy and culture have limited sensitivity, while targeted molecular assays may fail...
Harnessing endophytic bacteria for plant disease management offers a promising sustainable strategy. We previously demonstrated that endophytic Bacillus spp. significantly suppress wheat blast disease under field conditions. Despite their promising b...
The obligate biotrophic fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) frequently overcomes host immunity through rapid evolution. The wheat landrace Paozimai exhibits high-temperature all-stage resistance (HTAS) to Pst, a type of resistance expres...
Aspergillus niger is the main microbial cell factory for industrial citric acid production, but 2–3% of residual sugar typically remains unutilized in the fermentation broth. To reduce carbon loss caused by residual sugars, seven α-glucos...
Conventional kinesin contributes to fungal polarized growth, but its role in cellulase production remains unclear. We examined the effects of kin-1 deletion, constitutive clr-2 expression, and complementation with the native gene or a Trichoderma ree...
Background: The anti-inflammatory effects of COVID-19 and its treatment may promote COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA). This study aimed to investigate the immunological profile associated with CAPA in ICU patients. Methods: We conduc...
The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study identified pneumonia due to the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii as the most common fungal cause of pneumonia in infants. Whether Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is complicated by oth...
Temperature is a critical environmental factor affecting fungal growth, morphogenesis, and reproduction. Schizophyllum commune, a model basidiomycete fungus, exhibits remarkable developmental plasticity under environmental fluctuations; however, the...
