When people get sick, they often suspect bacteria and viruses as the cause. But now the CDC is asking physicians and patients to consider another culprit: fungi.
New research suggests that a newborn is exposed to bacteria and fungi in the womb.
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Fungi live in everyone’s gut – but now a new study reveals that this colonization may begin before birth.
Microscopic image of the common environmental mould Aspergillus fumigatus – harmless to most people but can be deadly if you have a weakened immune system.
Dr David Ellis, University of Adelaide
Monica Slavin, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Arjun Rajkhowa, The University of Melbourne; Karin Thursky, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity e Megan Crane, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Candida auris is a fungus which breeds most commonly in health-care settings. It’s cause for concern because it’s hard to detect, and is resistant to many anti-fungal drugs.
The fungus Candida albicans causes candidiasis, or thrush.
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A deadly fungus called Candida auris, is among us and is now detected in more than 20 countries. It is resistant to many anti-fungal drugs. But a familiar fungus may reveal a solution.
Ant infected and killed by entomopathogenic fungus.
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An ancient relationship between plants and fungi could be used in sustainable agriculture. But there’s still a lot we don’t know, and new research suggests these fungi can sometimes do more harm than good.
In 1998 Lee Berger identified a skin fungus as the cause of unexplained mass frog deaths.
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Lee’s research identified the cause of mysterious and devastating mass frog extinctions that spread across the world starting in the 1970s: it was a skin fungus.
Congrui Jin, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Adding a bit of fungus to the initial ingredient list might be one way to endow concrete with the ability to fill in any bits of damage that occur, without the need for human intervention.
What can mating yeast tell us about new drugs?
Conor Lawless
Although fungal nail infections are not life-threatening, they’re an important health problem because of their high prevalence and poor response to therapy.
Every single Cavendish banana plant worldwide is genetically identical. This vast monoculture sets them up for disastrous disease outbreaks. But researchers have ideas on how to protect the crop.
Ash accounts for 20% of the UK’s trees.
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Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria