Preclinical trial reveals how beta-glucan, a compound found in all fungi, can 'reprogram' immune cells to combat lung ...

Domenico Santoro, DVM, MS, DRSC, PhD, talks about common fungal skin infections in cats and dogs, and which patients are at risk ...

Most orchid species have a symbiotic relationship with the natural fungi found in their roots. The plants provide the fungi with sugar through photosynthesis and the orchids receive important water ...

The discovery of a powerful "weapon" used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such as rice and corn, could offer new strategies to bolster global food security ...

“It’s something really interesting that’s not super common in the parasitic world.” The finding opens up new research opportunities to better understand animal-controlling fungus and ...

Although bacterial infections are most commonly encountered, fungal infections are increasingly being recognized. Candida is the most common fungal infection. The occurrence of fungal infection in ...

Like humans, many fungi rely on plants as a food source. This impacts the yield of food crops. It's estimated farmers lose between 10 to 23% of their crops to fungal disease every year. The global ...

The discovery of a powerful 'weapon' used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such as rice and corn, could offer new strategies to bolster global food security ...