Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a multifaceted disease caused by some species of Fusarium
spp. A huge production of mycotoxins, mostly trichothecenes, often accompanied this disease…

Global trade and climate change are re-shaping the distribution map of pandemic pathogens.
One major emerging concern is Xylella fastidiosa, a tropical bacterium recently introduced …

Lipids are central at various stages of host–pathogen interactions in determining virulence
and modulating plant defense. Free fatty acids may act as substrates for oxidizing enzymes […

Oxylipins are a newly emerging group of signals that serve defence roles or promote
virulence. To identify specific host and fungal genes and oxylipins governing the interactions …

Aspergillus flavus is a cosmopolitan fungus able to respond to external stimuli and to shift
both its trophic behaviour and the production of secondary metabolites, including that of the …

Trichoderma species are used commercially as biocontrol agents against a number of
phytopathogenic fungi due to their mycoparasitic characterisitics. The mycoparasitic response is …

Fungi belonging to the genus Trichoderma are among the most active and ecologically
successful microbes found in natural environments, because they are able to use a variety of …

In filamentous fungi, peroxisomes are crucial for the primary metabolism and play a pivotal
role in the formation of some secondary metabolites. Further, peroxisomes are important site …

In some filamentous fungi, the pathways related to the oxidative stress and oxylipins production
are involved both in the process of host-recognition and in the pathogenic phase. In fact, …

Aspergillus flavus is a well-known ubiquitous fungus able to contaminate both in pre- and
postharvest period different feed and food commodities. During their growth, these fungi can …