The use of wood in construction has been part of mankind's history but wood placed into the environment is affected by biotic and abiotic agents and is degraded over time. Even in extreme environments, such as dry desert ...

Crystalline salt has been used for many years as a food preservative to retard, inhibit or prevent the growth of some fungi and bacteria in the food system. This is done in a process called salting, an ancient technique ...

Few studies have addressed the diversity of cultivable fungi from marine sediments, especially those from Antarctica. In the present study, we evaluated the presence and distribution of cultivable fungi in marine core ...