Two recent papers, however, have shed light on what fungi were up to before 400 million years ago, the age of the oldest, non-controversial fungal fossils. In May, a team of researchers published ...

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: A new study analyzing different climate scenarios discovered that toxic fungi will likely spread into new areas in the future, possibly threatening ...

Enhancing the efficacy of myco-insecticides by improving their virulence and tolerance to environmental stress is made possible with genetic engineering. The determining factors of the ...

Scientists have now learned more about the genetic factors that are currently contributing to cholera virulence and symptom severity, and these findings may eventually help prevent the disease. The ...

In the article “ Occurrence, antifungal susceptibility, and virulence factors of opportunistic yeasts isolated from Brazilian beaches”, DOI number: 10.1590/0074-02760180566, published in Mem Inst ...

Fatal infections are related to virulence factors and resistance which are crucial for pathogenesis. Recently, we learn more about virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria, fungi and protozoa, and the ...

According to this ‘accidental virulence theory’, environmental factors cause microbes to gain properties that allow them to survive without a host. While these microbes can exist independently, the ...

There’s potential magic in the profusion of mushrooms here. Kapoose Creek is dedicated to unlocking some of this magic and finding new natural drug compounds derived from fungi. To forage for fungi is ...

A pathogen's ability to infect or damage its host tissues is determined by the virulence factors. These are often molecules synthesized by bacteria or viruses and encoded in their genome, but they ...

Prof Carlien Pohl-Albertyn, National Research Forum (NRF) SARChI Research Chair in Pathogenic Yeasts, leads the research team that is working on various research projects relating to fungi casing ...

Fungi that typically decay hardwood trees have been found to break down polyethylene, a plastic used in shopping bags, food wrap and bottles. Hardwood trees are notoriously resistant to decay.

In fact, the enzymes secreted by fungi are extremely efficient at breaking down complex organic compounds, including carbohydrates and proteins. Alongside the fungi at Dafeng, the research team ...