All Fungi articles – Page 21
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NewsmNGS outperforms microbiological tests to diagnose bloodstream infections
Next-generation sequencing (mNGS) leverages genetic testing advantage to save more lives and is found to be twice as effective at identifying infection cases.
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FeaturesUnder the microscope: forest fungi
Explore the different roles that fungi play in our forests as well as in society.
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NewsEmerging fungal infection sees dramatic increase in cases and transmission in 2 years
A study of US national surveillance data has found that cases of Candida auris, a highly contagious fungal infection, rose drastically between 2019 and 2021, reflecting increased transmission.
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NewsSurge in highly contagious killer fungus poses new threat to amphibians across Africa
The worst wildlife disease in history, chytridiomycosis, began to spread widely in Africa in the year 2000 and may be causing overlooked epizootics, a new study reveals.
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NewsFungal spores bind to lung cell protein to escape human defences
The pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus escapes elimination from surface cells of the human lung by binding to a human protein.
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NewsGeoactive fungus mines rare earth elements from monazite ore
Researchers have demonstrated that geoactive fungi can play a significant role in bioweathering of the phosphate mineral monazite, opening a route to biorecovery of important rare earth elements (REEs).
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Long ReadsA relationship with benefits: microfungi’s important role in plant health
Explore the work being done at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on the fungi associated with soil, seeds and plants and the future of fungal research.
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NewsThe way of the crocodile could save humans from deadly fungal infections
A new study by Australian researchers reveals how crocodiles resist fatal fungal infections using a unique pH sensing mechanism despite living in filthy water.
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NewsBright orange lichens use their pigments as a ‘sunscreen’ while avoiding toxic effects
Fungi in orange lichens can avoid the toxic effects of bright pigments, allowing them to handle high UV loads.
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NewsProbiotic blend may deliver double whammy of health benefits when added to animal feed
Researchers have discovered a blend of organisms that not only act as a probiotic in animal feed, but can also inhibit the toxic effects of a mycotoxin in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.
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NewsQuestion mark over claims that trees talk to each other via underground fungi
A University of Alberta expert challenges the idea that forest trees can “talk” to each other, share resources with their seedlings — and even protect them — through a connective underground web of delicate fungal filaments.
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FeaturesFungal Transformation and Biorecovery of Minerals, Metals and Metalloids
With growing concern over the management, conservation and recycling of world metal and mineral resources, it is clear that fungal capabilities may offer potentially useful solutions to an apparently insoluble problem.
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NewsStudy finds link between fungal microbes in infant gut and body weight
Researchers have found a link between the diversity of fungal species in the infant gut and the body-mass index (BMI) of infants.
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NewsDeadly Keanu-inspired bacterial compound delivers excellent anti-fungal protection to plants
Researchers have proved that an antimicrobial natural product produced by Pseudomonas - and named after Keanu Reeves - is effective against both plant fungal diseases and human-pathogenic fungi.
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NewsSneaky pathogenic fungi hide from ants by dialling down their natural signals
Scientists have revealed that pathogenic fungi reduce their chemical detection signals to outplay social immunity among their social ant hosts.
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NewsNew vaccine targets life-threatening fungal infections
A new vaccine from the University of Georgia could be the first clinically approved immunization to protect against invasive fungal infections, a growing concern as antifungal drug resistance increases.
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NewsFungi convert ocean plastic into ingredients for drug industry
Research on fungi underway at the University of Kansas has helped transform tough-to-recycle plastic waste from the Pacific Ocean into key components for making pharmaceuticals.
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NewsResearchers evaluate mass spectrometry approaches for mould identification
A study by researchers at Chung-Ang University is the first to compare the sensitivity and accuracy of three MALDI-TOF MS instruments as well as the efficacy of three pretreatment methods for filamentous fungal identification.
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NewsEnzyme mechanism discovery in filamentous fungi could usher in efficient biomass energy production
Scientists discover new regulatory mechanisms in moulds, potentially enabling a comprehensive high production method for various enzymes that degrade plant biomass.
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NewsHigh-efficiency gene-editing tool coaxes fungi into yielding their secrets
Using an approach that simultaneously modifies multiple sites in fungal genomes, Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Xue Sherry Gao and collaborators coax fungi into revealing their best-kept secrets, ramping up the pace of new drug discovery.