"Silent" fungus metabolism awakened for new natural products (06 May 2008) Fungi wake up to new natural products
US scientists have re-awakened 'silent' metabolic pathways in fungi to reveal... of new drugs, but a way to "listen to what fungi are saying" to organisms around them. Fungi produce a wide variety of natural products, including potent toxins...
Genetically modified potatoes do not affect microflora in the soil (07 Apr 2008) for the development of plants with increased resistance to harmful bacteria and fungi... a promising method." Potato plants with genes combating pathogenic fungi and bacteria... for resistance against a broad spectrum of pathogenic fungi and bacteria could...
Fungus against fungus: Fungicide from Penicillium (20 Mar 2008)
A fungus protein that attacks pathogenic fungi is the focal point of a project... changes that it causes in the cells of pathogenic fungi. Combined with findings... hyphomycetes - and which are themselves a product of this type of fungi. Although one...
Italian field trial results suppressed (16 Nov 2007) Data are relevant to human and animal health content. Fumonisins are toxins produced by fungi which can infect a growing maize... damage. In horses and pigs, fumonisins cause other kind of illnesses. The fungi...
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