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 ...

The soil protects these fungi from UV radiation and biotic and abiotic factors (Mascarin and Jaronski, 2016). Fungi of the genera Aspergillus, Beauveria, Cordyceps, Fusarium, Metarhizium, Penicillium ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A recent study has revealed alarming developments in the world of fungal pathogens, showing that some fungi are adapting to ...

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 ...

Toby: Fungi lie at the base of life on earth. Actually, much of what we see today around ecosystems we actually owe to fungi, from wolves to redwoods. Neil: Without fungi, we wouldn’t be here.

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 ...