In this paper, the inhibitory effect of various nanomaterials on the growth of Aspergillus niger was studied. Among them, copper nanorods had the most obvious inhibitory effect on the growth of Aspergillus niger. The phase of copper nanorods was modi...
In this study, using a typical acid-producing fungi, Aspergillus niger (A. niger, CGMCC 23272), we investigated the capacity of organic acid production under different lead (Pb) concentrations. A. niger has a high Pb tolerance, which can maintain the...
l-arabitol is an intermediate of the pentose catabolic pathway in fungi but can also be used as a carbon source by many fungi, suggesting the presence of transporters for this polyol. In this study, an l-arabitol transporter, LatA, was identified in...
Aspergillus niger is a dangerous pathogen for many plants. It is a major cause of the destruction, rotting and decomposition of plant tissues. Toxicity caused by A. niger can be inhibited by mutation decreasing the destructive effect on plants. An 18...
Diversity of species within Aspergillus niger clade, currently represented by A. niger sensu stricto and A. welwitshiae, was investigated combining three-locus gene sequences, Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA, secondary metabolites profile and morpho...
Aflatoxin B1, a type of highly toxic mycotoxin produced by some species belonging to the Aspergillus genus, such as Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, is widely distributed in feed matrices. Here, coumarin was used as the sole carbon sou...
Aspergillus niger is one of the major pathogenic fungi causing postharvest grape decay. The development of antifungal agents is beneficial to reduce the loss of grapes during storage. The aim of this study was to investigate the antifungal mechanism...
Aspergillus niger is a common contaminant in food industry, laboratories, and also a potential threat to biological works of art in museums. Cotton textiles have frequently been used in museums for canvas paintings. In the present project, the effect...
The control of Aspergillus niger (A. niger) is of great significance for the agricultural economy and food safety. In this study, the antifungal effect and mechanism of iturin A from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (CGMCC No. 8473) against A. niger (ATCC...
The extraction of rare earth elements (REEs) from phosphogypsum (PG) is of great significance for the effective utilization of rare earth resources and enhancing the resource value of PG waste residues. This study used Aspergillus niger (A. niger) fu...
The complex morphological structure of Aspergillus niger influences its production of proteins, metabolites, etc., making the genetic manipulation and clonal purification of this species increasingly difficult, especially in aconidial Aspergillus nig...
Post-fermented Pu-erh tea (PFPT) is a microbial fermented tea characterized by unique sensory attributes and multiple health benefits. Aspergillus niger is the dominant fungus involved in the fermentation process and plays a significant role in impar...
Natural colorants have been used in several ways throughout human history, such as in food, dyes, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and many other products. The study aimed to isolate the natural colorant-producing filamentous fungi Aspergillus niger from...
The biological detoxification of lignocellulose hydrolysate is an effective method through which to enhance microbial fermentation efficiency. In this study, an inhibitor-tolerant strain of A. niger (Aspergillus niger) was used for the biological det...
Ethanolic extracts of mycelia from Aspergillus niger (strain N402) grown in liquid media were observed to have haemolytic activity on bovine erythrocytes. This haemolytic activity decreased significantly during the time of growth (1–3 days). Moreover...
The filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger is widely exploited by the fermentation industry for the production of enzymes, particularly glucoamylase. Although a variety of genetic techniques have been successfully used in wild-type A. niger, the transf...
The present study aimed to assess and compare the ability to remediate synthetic textile and industrial wastewaters by Fenton treatment, a biological system and sequential treatments using Aspergillus niger (A. niger). All studied treatments were fou...
Aspergillus niger is a robust microbial cell factory for organic acid production. However, the regulation of many industrially important pathways is still poorly understood. The regulation of the glucose oxidase (Gox) expression system, involved in t...
Lignocellulose, the main component of a plant cell wall, is a potential renewable bioenergy source. It is composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin structures. Cellulose is a linear polysaccharide that is hydrolyzed chemically or enzymatically...
The jujube is one of the most popular fruits in China because of its delicious taste and high nutritional value. It has a long history of usage as an important food or traditional medicine. However, the jujube is easily infected by fungi, which cause...
Monacolin J (MJ), a key precursor of Lovastatin, could synthesize important statin drug simvastatin by hydrolyzing lovastatin and adding different side chains. In this study, to reduce the cumbersome hydrolysis of lovastatin to produce MJ in the nati...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes direct damage to the pulmonary epithelium, enabling Aspergillus invasion. Rapid progression and high mortality of invasive aspergillosis have been reported. In the present study, we...
This study aimed to develop a method of naringinase biosynthesis by Aspergillus niger KMS on an optimized culture medium. The concentration of the six medium components in shake flasks was optimized by the Box and Wilson factor gradient method. Narin...
Metabolic engineering of filamentous fungi has received increasing attention in recent years, especially in the context of creating better industrial fungal cell factories to produce a wide range of valuable enzymes and metabolites from plant biomass...
Microbial degradation is an effective and attractive method for eliminating aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), which is severely toxic to humans and animals. In this study, Aspergillus niger RAF106 could effectively degrade AFB1 when cultivated in Sabouraud dextro...
Background: As common pathogens in the human respiratory tract, fungal-spore-related health risks have been challenging to evaluate properly. This paper presents numerical simulations of particle deposition of Aspergillus niger spores in human nasal...
In agro-industrial processes, microorganisms that are not pathogenic and that generate molecules are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). The Aspergillus niger fungus has different industrial applications, being used to produce citric acid and 166 ot...
Microfungi were able to alternate solid substrate in various environments and play a noticeable role in the formation of insoluble calcium oxalate crystals in subaerial biofilms on rock surfaces. The present work describes how iron oxalate dihydrate...
Co-application of Aspergillus niger (A. niger) and phosphate rocks (PR) has been practiced by environmentalists for lead (Pb) remediation. The secretion of organic acid by A. niger usually dominates the dissolution of PR and Pb immobilization. In thi...
Rare earth elements (REEs) are indispensable in modern industry and technology, driving an urgent demand for innovative, eco-friendly recovery technologies. As space exploration advances, the impact of microgravity on microorganisms has become a foca...
Theabrownins are macromolecular compounds with many hydroxyl, carboxyl, and phenolic functional groups. They are usually extracted from dark tea, in which they are present at low concentrations. In this paper, a low-cost microbial liquid fermentation...
Microbial transformation of imbricatolic acid (1) by Aspergillus niger afforded 1α-hydroxyimbricatolic acid (2), while transformation with Rhizopus nigricans yielded 15-hydroxy-8,17-epoxylabdan-19-oic acid (3). When the diterpene 1 was added to a Cun...
Aspergillus niger is a primary cell factory for food-grade protein (enzyme) production due to its strong protein secretion capacity and unique safety characteristics. The bottleneck issue for the current A. niger expression system is the difference i...
Patulin, a mycotoxin commonly found in fruits and derived products, causes serious health problems for humans and animals worldwide. Several microbial strains have been observed to possess the ability to effectively remove patulin. However, these met...
Aspergillus niger is a type of soil fungus with the ability to dissolve insoluble phosphate and secrete organic metabolites such as citric acid. However, whether cell-free Aspergillus niger fermentation broth (AFB) promotes maize growth and alleviate...
Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose-containing raw materials, using Aspergillus niger, were studied. Filter paper, secondary cellulose-containing or starch-containing raw materials, miscanthus cellulose after alkaline or acid pretreatment, and wood chi...
The low fiber digestibility and unbalanced amino acids restricted the use of DDGS in swine diets. Key nutrition components dynamic monitoring and key regulatory pathways analysis were performed to find the rules of nutrition changes for DDGS fermente...
Alternative oxidase is a terminal oxidase in the branched mitochondrial electron transport chain of most fungi including Aspergillus niger (subgenus Circumdati, section Nigri). A second, paralogous aox gene (aoxB) is extant in some A. niger isolates...
Silkworm excrement, a byproduct of the sericulture industry, is rich in organic compounds and presents a sustainable substrate for enzyme production. This study investigates the potential of silkworm excrement as a substrate for pectinase production...
Cervical cancer is caused by a persistent and high-grade infection. It is caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which, when entering cervical cells, alters their physiology and generates serious lesions. HPV 18 is among those most involved in car...
β-Galactosidase is an important enzyme for lactose hydrolysis because it catalyzes the conversion of lactose into glucose and galactose. In this study, Aspergillus niger C18, which showed β-galactosidase-producing ability during preliminary...
Utilizing wheat embryos as the raw material and employing Aspergillus niger as the fermentation strain, wheat embryo polypeptides were produced through microbial liquid fermentation. The protein concentration post-fermentation served as the response...
The biotransformation of vulgarin (1), an eudesmanolides-type sesquiterpene lactone obtained from Artemisia judaica, by the microorganism, Aspergillus niger, was carried out to give three more polar metabolites; 1-epi-tetrahydrovulgarin (1α,4&a...
The Aspergillus niger exometabolome was recently investigated using advanced gas chromatography in tandem with multivariate analysis, which allowed a metabolite biomarker pattern to be proposed. Microbial metabolomics patterns have gained enormous re...
This study investigates the biodegradation potential of two fungal strains, Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma harzianum, on polyethylene plastic bags, addressing the environmental challenges posed by the resistance of the plastic material to degradat...
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin that can contaminate a wide range of crops such as grains and grapes. In this study, a novel fungal mutant strain (FS-UV-21) with a high OTA degradation rate (74.5%) was obtained from Aspergillus niger irradiated wit...
Fungal infections in humans, contamination of food and structural damage to buildings by fungi are associated with high costs for the general public. In addition, the increase in antifungal resistance towards conventional treatment raises the demand...
Developing an effective method to achieve stability and improve the quality of Tibetan tea has scientific significance. Aspergillus niger K1 isolated and identified from Tibetan tea was inoculated in unsterilized or sterilized tea leaves to develop t...
C4-dicarboxylic acids are essential organic compounds characterized by a four-carbon structure and two carboxyl groups. Their export from cells is mediated by specialized transporter proteins known as C4-dicarboxylic acid transporters (DCTs). The obj...
Fermentation has been considered as an effective means to improve the feed nutrient digestibility of corn stalks, and it is beneficial to animal growth performance and health. The beneficial functions of fermented corn stalks are related to the varie...
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