Aspergillus fumigatus is a notorious opportunistic pathogen that causes Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) infections with high mortality in immunosuppressed individuals. Long-term antifungal drug azole abuse in clinical treatment and agriculture renders it ineffectual or drug resistant. Drug resistance...
Background Variants in the β-glucocerebrosidase (GBA1) gene are the commonest genetic risk factor for Parkinson Disease (PD). Here, we use mass spectrometry based metabolomics to analyse serum and sebum samples from 50 genotyped participants and find differences in lipid and sugar reg...
The European black pine (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold) is a conifer of high economic and ecological importance, and a potential alternative to several forest tree species in Central Europe in response to global climate warming. Unfortunately, the fungus Diplodia sapinea (Fr.) Fuckel is causing severe...
Background: Recent findings from our group indicate that sex differences in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with idiopathic conditions or carrying pathogenic mutations significantly influence the blood occurrence of D and L-amino acids, lipids, antioxidants, and energy-related metabolites when ...