Publications by authors named "Jacob J Golan"
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- Lipo-chitooligosaccharides (LCOs) are signaling molecules that influence the relationship between plants and beneficial fungi, but new research shows they also affect non-symbiotic fungi like the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus.
- When A. fumigatus was exposed to different types of LCOs, significant changes occurred in its metabolic profile, impacting the production of compounds that interact with bacteria.
- The study highlights the potential ecological role of LCOs in competitive interactions between fungi and bacteria, and suggests they can activate silent gene clusters in fungi to produce new metabolites with biological significance.
Dispersal is a fundamental biological process, operating at multiple temporal and spatial scales. Despite an increasing understanding of fungal biodiversity, most research on fungal dispersal focuses on only a small fraction of species. Thus, any discussion of the dispersal dynamics of fungi as a whole is problematic.
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