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Open AccessPulcherrimin protects Bacillus subtilis against oxidative stress during biofilm development
Pulcherrimin is an iron-binding reddish pigment produced by various bacterial and yeast species. In the soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis, this pigment is synthesized intracellularly as the colorless pulcherrimini...
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Open AccessInvestigating deep feedforward neural networks for classification of transposon-derived piRNAs
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAS) form an important class of non-coding RNAs that play a key role in gene expression regulation and genome integrity by silencing transposable elements. However, despite the import...
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Open AccessComparative transcriptome analysis reveals different strategies for degradation of steam-exploded sugarcane bagasse by Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma reesei
Second generation (2G) ethanol is produced by breaking down lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars. In Brazil, sugarcane bagasse has been proposed as the lignocellulosic residue for this biofuel produ...
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Open AccessComparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus
The fungal genus Aspergillus is of critical importance to humankind. Species include those with industrial applications, important pathogens of humans, animals and crops, a source of potent carcinogenic contamina...
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Open AccessRNAseq reveals hydrophobins that are involved in the adaptation of Aspergillus nidulans to lignocellulose
Sugarcane is one of the world’s most profitable crops. Waste steam-exploded sugarcane bagasse (SEB) is a cheap, abundant, and renewable lignocellulosic feedstock for the next-generation biofuels. In nature, fu...
