• Comparison of the three aspergilli species revealed the presence of syntenic blocks and A. oryzae -specific blocks (lacking synteny with A. nidulans and A. fumigatus ) in a mosaic manner throughout the genome of A. oryzae . (nature.com)
  • Andrastin A is a farnesyltransferase inhibitor isolate of Penicillium species including Penicillium albocoremium and Penicillium roqueforti. (wikipedia.org)
  • The genera Aspergillus and Penicillium include some of the most beneficial as well as the most harmful fungal species such as the penicillin-producer Penicillium chrysogenum and the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus, respectively. (umd.edu)
  • Here we report the complete sequence and annotation of the mitochondrial genomes of six Aspergillus and three Penicillium species: A. fumigatus, A. clavatus, A. oryzae, A. flavus, Neosartorya fischeri (A. fischerianus), A. terreus, P. chrysogenum, P. marneffei, and Talaromyces stipitatus (P. stipitatum). (umd.edu)
  • Despite the conservation of the core genes, the mitochondrial genomes of Aspergillus and Penicillium species examined here exhibit significant amount of interspecies variation. (umd.edu)
  • Additional species were present in the collections including Ascomycetes: Penicillium funiculosum (5.49%), Neurospora crassa (5.32%), Penicillium oxalicum (4.71%), Penicillium pinophilum (2.88%), Fusarium verticillioides (3.05%), Penicillium simplicissimum (1.83%), Aphaderanum sp. (bvsalud.org)
  • Four different fungal plates, comprising Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus penicillioides, Penicillium citrinum, and Penicillium chrysogenum, which were the most abundant fungi species sampled in the environment were cultured for one week to make 2.3 x 107 and 3.2 x 105 spores and injected intranasally in sterile saline into the nostrils of each of the mice. (bvsalud.org)
  • Among these genera, Aspergillus oryzae is of particular interest in the context of malic acid production with bio-based substrates as this species exhibits a high tolerance against biomass-derived inhibitors [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Kojic acid (5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-γ-pyrone or 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one) is a fungal metabolite of several species of bacteria, including Acetobacter , Penicillium , and Aspergillus , particularly Aspergillus oryzae , a fungus used for centuries in Asia in the production of soy sauce, miso, and sake. (mhmedical.com)
  • The aim of this study by Tatiana S Barbosa, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, et al was to determine species of the fungal genera Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium and fumonisin B1 (FB1), aflatoxin B1(AFB1), and ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination from feed intended for fish farms. (thefishsite.com)
  • The aim of the present study was to determine species of the fungal genera Aspergillus , Penicillium , and Fusarium and FB 1 , AFB 1 , and OTA contamination from finished feed intended for fish farms. (thefishsite.com)
  • Other parts of the food industry use different strains of the Aspergillus mold species, specifically in fermentation. (advantaclean.com)
  • Contamination with mycotoxins is a recurrent problem in Brazil nuts and is caused mainly by post-harvest infection with Aspergillus section Flavi species. (researchgate.net)
  • Aspergillus nomius is a potent producer of aflatoxins B and G and is one of the most common species of fungi found in Brazil nuts. (researchgate.net)
  • Therefore, assessment of the response of aflatoxigenic species to different temperatures is important to add information about the understanding of aflatoxin production by Aspergillus nomius and may help in the development of new strategies to prevent aflatoxin contamination. (researchgate.net)
  • Penicillium species are ubiquitous filamentous ascomycetes important to the biotechnology, biomedical and food industries. (nature.com)
  • Investigation of extracellular elastase, acid proteinase and phospholipase activities as putative virulence factors in clinical isolates of Aspergillus species . (irost.ir)
  • Although both A. oryzae and Aspergillus flavus belong to the section Flavi of the subgenus Circumdati of Aspergillus , A. oryzae , unlike A. flavus , does not produce aflatoxin, and its long history of use in the food industry has proved its safety. (nature.com)
  • The expansion in genome size appears to be characteristic of the organisms closely related to A. oryzae , as the estimated genome size of its close relatives A. flavus (W. Nierman, personal communication) and Aspergillus niger 8 is comparable to that of A. oryzae . (nature.com)
  • Aspergillus and Penicillium were the most predominant airborne fungal genera while Mucor, Alternaria, and Cladosporium were some of the least observed. (bvsalud.org)
  • Citrinin is a nephrotoxic mycotoxin produced by several fungal strains belonging to the genera Penicillium, Aspergillus and Monascus. (researchgate.net)
  • Specific expansion of genes for secretory hydrolytic enzymes, amino acid metabolism and amino acid/sugar uptake transporters supports the idea that A. oryzae is an ideal microorganism for fermentation. (nature.com)
  • Kojic acid is composed of glucose by Aspergillus Candida in 30~32 ℃ under aerobic fermentation, having the antibacterial effect of organic acid, molecular structure is for substituted gamma pyrone, in naturally occurring γ-pyranone compounds, well-known compounds are only kojic acid and maltol. (lookchem.com)
  • this agent is a semisynthetic lipopeptide synthesized from a fermentation product of aspergillus nidulans. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • Rhizopus is used to brew sweet rice wine and make fermented bean curd, and Aspergillus niger (black mold) is used to produce citric acid and ferment sake and vinegar. (diyphotography.net)
  • Cultures of Aspergillus niger and Bacillus licheniformis were procured from NCL, Pune. (ijpsr.com)
  • Mutants of Aspergillus niger exposed to 30 and 50 min UV and Bacillus licheniformis exposed to 20 and 30 min UV were selected. (ijpsr.com)
  • Growth of wild type and mutated Aspergillus niger and Bacillus licheniformis was found to be optimum at 48 hrs of incubation time, 30°C of incubation temperature and pH 6. (ijpsr.com)
  • Alpha amylase produced using the two substrates showed good activity but banana peel as a substrate exhibited highest activity of 113.6 (U/ml) in Aspergillus niger mutant exposed to 30 min UV treatment followed by banana peel exhibiting activity of 11.2 (U/ml) in Aspergillus niger mutant exposed to 50 min UV treatment. (ijpsr.com)
  • Studies on fungal amylases especially in developing countries have concentrated mainly on Aspergillus niger , probably because of their ubiquitous nature and non-fastidious nutritional requirements of these organisms 1 . (ijpsr.com)
  • The mutant strain of Bacillus licheniformis and Aspergillus niger have better ability to produce alpha amylase which can be derived by mutagenesis and extensive screening 2, 3 . (ijpsr.com)
  • Cultures of Bacillus licheniformis (NCIM 2051) and Aspergillus niger (NCIM 616) were collected from NCL, Pune. (ijpsr.com)
  • Pure cultures each of Aspergillus niger & Bacillus licheniformis were screened for amylase production using starch agar media 4 . (ijpsr.com)
  • Mutation was induced in wild type Bacillus licheniformis & Aspergillus niger by UV treatment 5 . (ijpsr.com)
  • Wallaby is detected in Penicillium collections exclusively in strains from food environments. (nature.com)
  • 0.61%) and the Mucoromycotina Zygomycetes: Rhizopus oryzae (4.10%) and Mucor sp. (bvsalud.org)
  • The genome of Aspergillus oryzae , a fungus important for the production of traditional fermented foods and beverages in Japan, has been sequenced. (nature.com)
  • The present study aimed to investigate the capability of the filamentous fungus Penicillium parvum 4-14 to enzymatically saccharify CBAX and reveal the fungal carbohydrate-active enzyme (CAZyme) repertoire by genome sequencing and secretome analysis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Japanese dynasty and nation have domesticated and utilized koji fermented with non-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus oryzae for more than 1300 years. (mdpi.com)
  • genetic manipulation of the filamentous fungus penicillium camemberti has been limited by a lack of suitable genetics tools for this fungus. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • molecular characterization of the niad and pyrg genes from penicillium camemberti, and their use as transformation markers. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • in this study, the nitrate reductase (niad) and orotidine-5'-monophosphate decarboxylase (pyrg) genes from penicillium camemberti were characterized, and their suitability as metabolic molecular markers for transformation was evaluated. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf Oil was shown to exhibit powerful antimicrobial activity to some very commonly found microbes: Escherichia coli , Staphylococcus aureus , Aspergillus oryzae , and Penicillium digitatum. (regencyspices.hk)
  • Un extrait aqueux brut de feuilles lyophilisées de Solanum nigrum a été évalué pour sa composition phytochimique et son activité antifongique contre Penicillium digitatum , l'agent causal de la moisissure verte des agrumes. (ac.be)
  • En outre, l'extrait a été testé pour son activité antifongique in vivo (essais préventif et curatif) contre P. digitatum sur citrons inoculés par blessure. (ac.be)
  • An aqueous crude extract from Solanum nigrum lyophilized leaves was evaluated for its phytochemical composition and antifungal activity against Penicillium digitatum , the causative agent of green mold of citrus fruit. (ac.be)
  • 1 Penicillium digitatum is the causal agent of green mold, one of the most common post-harvest disease affecting citrus fruits (Sommer et al. (ac.be)
  • And finally, Penicillium is used to produce penicillin, which is the only thing I could conclude, but it's also the mold that ripens and flavors cheese. (diyphotography.net)
  • Penicillium is actually the family of molds from which Penicillin medicine was derived. (nature-and-garden.com)
  • We've just mentioned Penicillium, which has a fascinating history from discovery to mass production of bactericidal penicillin. (nature-and-garden.com)
  • Penicillium is the origin of Penicillin , the most commonly prescribed medicine to treat patients with bacterial infections. (advantaclean.com)
  • The A. oryzae genome is larger than those of A. fumigatus and A. nidulans by approximately 34% and 29%, respectively. (nature.com)
  • Phylogenetic analysis of the three aspergilli using the whole-genome data showed that A. nidulans branched off earlier than A. oryzae and A. fumigatus 5 . (nature.com)
  • Thus, the increase in genome size seems to be due to an A. oryzae lineage-specific acquisition of sequence, rather than loss of sequence in A. nidulans and A. fumigatus . (nature.com)
  • If, on the other hand, A. nidulans and A. fumigatus are assumed to have lost 7-9 Mb of sequence after branching off from their A. oryzae -like ancestor, a greater proportion of syntenic blocks would be conserved between each of them and A. oryzae than between the two. (nature.com)
  • Sequencing of the A. oryzae genome was accomplished using the whole-genome shotgun (WGS) approach. (nature.com)
  • the spectrum of activity of anidulafungin includes candida and aspergillus, the two main etiological agents causing invasive fungal infections. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • The blocks of A. oryzae -specific sequence are enriched for genes involved in metabolism, particularly those for the synthesis of secondary metabolites. (nature.com)
  • The majority of malic acid production processes with A. oryzae described so far utilized glucose as carbon source. (biomedcentral.com)
  • nidulans (anamorph: aspergillus nidulans) on the basis of rdna its1 and rdna its2 region sequences. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • the cell wall of aspergillus nidulans is composed of galactomannoproteins, 1,3-alpha-glucan, beta-glucans, and chitin. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • characterization of nika histidine kinase and two response regulators with special reference to osmotic adaptation and asexual development in aspergillus nidulans. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • aspergillus nidulans has many histidine-to-aspartate (his-asp) phosphorelay components, including 15 histidine kinases (hks), four response regulators (rrs), and a histidine-containing phosphotransfer intermediate (hpt). (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • riok3 was initially characterized as a homolog of aspergillus nidulans sudd and showed down-regulation at the invasive front of malignant melanomas, but the molecular mechanism remains elusive. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • Aspergillus oryzae is used to brew soy sauce, chili bean sauce, tempeh and sake. (diyphotography.net)
  • Aspergillus oryzae is a suitable candidate due to its high tolerance and broad substrate spectrum. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study evaluates relevant aspects of malic acid production with A. oryzae using acetate as carbon source and demonstrates that it is a suitable substrate for biomass formation and acid synthesis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To pave the path towards microbial malic acid production, the potential of acetate as a carbon source for A. oryzae is evaluated in this study. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A broad acetate concentration range was tested both for growth and malic acid production with A. oryzae . (biomedcentral.com)
  • Optimisation de la production de la protéase neutre par Aspergillus oryzae sur milieu à base de déchets de tomates. (edu.dz)
  • This suggests that the genome size differences are largely due to sequence acquisition in A. oryzae . (nature.com)