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Talaromyces flavus: An Important Rhizospheric Inhabitant

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The Talaromyces’ story started about 100 years ago, with isolation and description of the first strain, albeit under another name. It continued with taxonomic studies, secondary metabolites identification, and the study of their effect on biological models. Subsequently, it continued with attempts to apply this strain in agriculture for biocontrol of phytopathogenic microorganisms and culminated with the study of T. flavus genetic equipment. Biological studies with metabolites such as vermiculine, vermistatin, dehydrolatenusin, or purpactins have broadened our horizons in immunology, cancer treatment, or metabolic diseases. This chapter describes some of the important metabolites produced and the role of T. flavus as biocontrol agent in sustainable agriculture system.

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Bashyal, B.M., T., P.S., Aggarwal, R. (2023). Talaromyces flavus: An Important Rhizospheric Inhabitant. In: Singh, U.B., Kumar, R., Singh, H.B. (eds) Detection, Diagnosis and Management of Soil-borne Phytopathogens. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8307-8_10

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