Long-term organic farming aims to reduce synthetic fertilizer and pesticide use in order sustainably produce improve soil quality. To do this, there is a need for more information about the microbial community, which plays key role sustainable agriculture. In this paper, we assessed long-term effects of two one conventional cropping systems on community structure using high-throughput sequencin...

Lichens are symbiotic partnerships between a filamentous fungus and photosymbiotic “alga”. Studies show that lichens harbor endothallic fungi, but some taxa have been difficult to isolate from the main thallus-forming other faster growing lichenicolous/endothallic fungi. Therefore, we aimed develop evaluate liquid yeast-enrichment strategies (1) lichen-associated yeasts in pure culture, (2) det...

OBJECTIVES To generate baseline data for indoor airborne fungal spores in noncomplaint residential properties (with no moisture/mold-related problems) and to identify home characteristics indicative of elevated fungal levels. METHODS Air samples were collected onto petroleum jelly-coated slides from living rooms of 100 residential properties in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, using a Burkard ...

In China, Monascus spp., a traditional fungus used in fermentation, is used as a natural food additive. Monascus spp. can produce a secondary metabolite, monacolin K namely, which is proven to be a cholesterol-lowering and hypotensive agent. Hence, recently, many researchers have begun focusing on how to increase the production of monacolin K by Monascus purpureus. In the present study, we inve...

In this study, the evolution of yeast microflora present on berry surface, during ripening Barbera grapes, was monitored. Sampling performed in three vineyards located “Nizza” d’Asti DOC zone and different methodologies have been employed. A culture-dependent method based identification strains grown solid media by ARDRA (Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis) D1-D2 domain ribosomal 26S ...