The International Symposium on Fungal Stress: ISFUS

Drauzio E.N. Rangel, Alene Alder-Rangel, Ekaterina Dadachova, Roger D. Finlay, Jan Dijksterhuis, Gilberto U.L. Braga, Luis M. Corrochano, John E. Hallsworth

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Abstract

Fungi play central roles in many biological processes, influencing soil fertility, decomposition, cycling of minerals, and organic matter, plant health, and nutrition. They produce a wide spectrum of molecules, which are exploited in a range of industrial processes to manufacture foods, food preservatives, flavoring agents, and other useful biological products. Fungi can also be used as biological control agents of microbial pathogens, nematodes or insect pests, and affect plant growth, stress tolerance, and nutrient acquisition. Successful exploitation of fungi requires better understanding of the mechanisms that fungi use to cope with stress as well as the way in which they mediate stress tolerance in other organisms. It is against this backdrop that a scientific meeting on fungal stress was held in São José dos Campos, Brazil, in October 2014. The meeting, hosted by Drauzio E. N. Rangel and Alene E. Alder-Rangel, and supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), brought together more than 30 young, mid-career, and highly accomplished scientists from ten different countries. Here we summarize the highlights of the meeting.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)479-487
Number of pages9
JournalCurrent Genetics
Volume61
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 26 2015

Keywords

  • Acid, alkali, chaotrope, ethanol, heat, hypoxic, osmotic, and salt stress
  • Astrobiology
  • Biofuels
  • Compatible solutes
  • Entomopathogenic fungi
  • Erythritol and mannitol
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Trehalose
  • UV-B radiation tolerance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics

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