This issue of Mycological Research News features : Fungi from coral reefs : a commentary. An obituary of Meinhard M. Moser (1924–2002), doyen of European agaricologists and a Centenary Fellow of the British Mycological Society, is also presented. Molecular papers in this part include the characterization of an a-L-arabinofuranosidase gene in Penicillium, the proteomomics of development in a Phy...

The purpose of the present work was to develop an innovative food product with good textural and sensorial characteristics. The product, a new type of bread, was prepared with wheat (90%) and lupin (10%) flours, without the addition of any conservatives. Several experiences were also done to find the most appropriate proportion of lupin flour. The optimized product was characterized considering...

Fusarium species can produce mycotoxins, which can contaminate cereal-based food producing adverse effects for human and animal health. In recent years, the importance of Fusarium poae has increased within the Fusarium head blight complex. Fusarium poae is known to produce trichothecenes, especially nivalenol, a potent mycotoxin able to cause a variety of toxic effects. In this study, a specifi...

Pre-harvest contamination of forage maize by mycotoxin producing Fusarium species was investigated in the UK in 2011 and 2012. A total of 15 Fusarium species were identified from a collection of 1,761 Fusarium isolates recovered from maize stalks and kernels. This study characterized the diversity of Fusarium species present in forage maize in the UK. The predominant species detected were F. gr...

Name: Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens (Jones et al.) Vauterin et al. Synonyms: Xanthomonas campestris pv. translucens (Jones et al.) Dye Xanthomonas campestris pv. cerealis (Hagborg) Dye Xanthomonas campestris pv. hordei (Hagborg) Dye Xanthomonas campestris pv. secalis (Reddy et al.) Dye Xanthomonas campestris pv. undulosa (Smith et al.) Dye Taxonomic position: Bacteria: Gracilicutes Co...

During sclerotial infection of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum the mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans penetrates through the host cell wall, which contains beta-1,3-glucan as its major component. A PCR-based strategy was used to clone a beta-1,3-glucanase-encoding gene, designated cmg1, from a cDNA library of the fungus. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of this gene showed high levels o...

The development of organic farming as a result increasing consumer preference for food has led to the and registration new pest-control products certified production. In this study, effects three biocontrol containing spores mycelium Arthrobotrys oligospora—Artis®, Beauveria bassiana—Bora®, Coniothyrium minitans—Öko-ni® were tested on four basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) cultivars: ‘Aromat de Buzau...