Cordyceps, a genus of parasitic fungi that thrive on insect larvae ... scientific research—especially human studies—is still in its early stages. Regardless, supplements containing Cordyceps ...

which other workers have noted in cells of other plant organs attacked by parasites or under the influence of other destructive agents, also occur in leaf tissues when attacked by the parasitic fungi ...

So, although these fungi cannot literally infect humans, they have certainly extended their mycelia ... “I became really captivated by these obligate parasites, where they absolutely require the host ...

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything fungi can’t do? Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated ...

Itlacks chlorophyll, which is the reason for its distinctive white hue. Unable to photosynthesise, the ghost plant has a parasitic relationship with certain types of fungi, which in turn get their ...

Fungi are also important to human cultures - including as a source of food ... Many of these fungi live as minute parasites on the surface of insects such as cockroaches and ladybirds. Laboulbenia ...