Contamination of maize and barley grain during storage by the toxigenic fungi Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus) Penicillium Verrucosum (P. verrucosum) is both an economic a public health problem, especially in less industrialized countries. Peracetic acid (PA) compound used for disinfection food contact surfaces. Unlike other disinfectants, it leaves no toxic residues its decomposition products (C...

Fungi are a diverse and fascinating group of organisms that play an important role in various ecosystems, e.g., the decomposition organic matter nutrient cycling. However, climate change poses significant threat to these ecosystems inhabit them. Fluctuations temperature humidity can cause shifts distribution fungi negatively impact they inhabit. Yet have potential mitigating effects change. Wit...

Abstract Biochar and manure can be used for sustainable land management. However, little is known about how soil amendments might affect surface belowground microbial processes subsequent wood decomposition. In a split‐split‐split plot design, we amended with two rates of (whole plot; 0 9 Mg ha −1 ) biochar (split 10 ). Wood stakes three species (hybrid poplar, triploid Populus tomentosa Carr.;...

The relative roles of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) and saprotrophic communities in controlling the decomposition of soil organic matter remain unclear. We tested the hypothesis that ECM community structure and activity influences the breakdown of nutrient-rich biopolymers in soils, while saprotrophic communities primarily regulate the breakdown of carbon-rich biopolymers. To test this hypothesis, we u...

This study presents results of research on a number of microorganisms in soil of the Chełmżyńskie lake watershed and their role in the decomposition of chitin. The authors also examined the level of respiration activity of soil in the presence of shrimp waste. Results demonstrate that the number of microorganisms in soil were variable. During the entire research period, the analyzed groups of m...

Understanding plant-microbe relationships can be important for developing management strategies for invasive plants, particularly when these relationships interact with underlying variables, such as habitat type and seedbank density, to mediate control efforts. In a field study located in California, USA, we investigated how soil microbial communities differ across the invasion front of Taeniat...

A computer model of the fungal colony that grew consuming limited amount of nutrient with three control parameters, growth rate, and nutrient level and diffusion, was constructed to make a basic morphology diagram of mycelial colony. To apply the diagram with those parameters to the mycelial growth of Aspergillus nidulans wild and mutant strains, the relation between the colony expansion and th...