A Phoma sp. was isolated and characterized as endophytic and as a pathogen of Larrea tridentata (creosote bush) growing in the desert region of southern Utah, USA. This fungus produces a unique mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including a series of sesquiterpenoids, some alcohols and several reduced naphthalene derivatives. Trans-caryophyllene, a product in the fungal VOCs, was als...

An important issue regarding DNA electrical conductivity is the electron (hole) transfer rate. Experiments have found that this transfer rate involves quantum mechanical tunneling for short distances and thermally activated hopping over large distances. The electron (or hole) tunneling probability through a molecule depends on the length of molecule L, as e(-beta(E)L), where the tunneling betaE...

Phoma minutella, a dematiaceous hyphomycete, was isolated to the exclusion of all other fungi from a subcutaneous inflammatory process on the foot of a farmer undergoing corticosteroid therapy for myasthenia gravis. Isolation was achieved on several nutrient media. Examination of stained smears and sections revealed dematiaceous fungal elements consistent with the mold. This is the first report...

Ascochyta and Phoma are fungal genera containing several important plant pathogenic species. These genera are morphologically similar, and recent molecular studies performed to unravel their phylogeny have resulted in the establishment of several new genera within the newly erected Didymellaceae family. An analysis of the structure of fungal mating-type genes can contribute to a better understa...

Erysiphe is the largest genus of powdery mildews (PMs), a group obligate plant pathogenic fungi. Exploration biodiversity generally relies on regional surveys and our aim to investigate PMs in Taiwan. Collections fungi five species around agricultural environments were subjected morphological molecular characterization, using both internal transcribed spacer (ITS) β-tubulin gene (TUB2) regions ...

A disease of Plumbago Zeylanica L. caused by Phoma exigua is reported for the first time from India.

The prototypical fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) extracellular domain consists of three Ig domains (D1-D3) of which the two membrane-proximal D2 and D3 domains and the interconnecting D2-D3 linker bear the determinants of ligand binding and specificity. In contrast, D1 and the D1-D2 linker are thought to play autoinhibitory roles in FGFR regulation. Here, we report the crystal structur...