Morchella elata. Image by Peter G. Werner - Own work, CC BY 3.0 Morchella elata. Image by Peter G. Werner - Own work, CC BY 3.0 Despite this lack of detail, the abundance of fungi across all ...

Emerging fungal pathogens: Fungal species which have recently shown increased incidence or pathogenicity, ... Dimorphic fungi: Fungi capable of existing in two distinct morphological forms, ...

Nevertheless, the pathogen was unspecified for more than 35% of all fungal deaths in the same period. Notably, COVID-19-associated fungal deaths were predominantly due to Candida and Aspergillus ...

LENEXA, Kan., May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurofins Viracor announced today the launch of its new quantitative real-time PCR assays for dimorphic fungi, a significant advancement in the rapid and ...

And for forever before that there were fungal pathogens in agriculture —- probably ever since humans started doing agriculture. But most of the book focuses on the past 100 years.

Fungal infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals, are responsible for nearly four million deaths annually—however, current treatments are limited and are frequently ineffective ...

The Coccidioides fungus which causes Valley Fever also spreads by soil-borne spores. In 2019, according to the U.S. CDC, there were just over 20,000 cases of Valley Fever. On average it kills 200 ...

A fungal pathogen wiped out the world’s most popular banana, the Gros Michel, in the first half of the 20th century. Fungi are now coming for the Cavendish, the banana we bred to replace the ...

A dangerous fungal pathogen has proven no match for what may be one of the most useful plants in nature. Scientists studying the chemical properties of cannabis have found it kills one of the most ...

Another good article Bronwyn - thanks! I can't tell you how many fungal infections have cost my patients' lives, too many to remember. And after SARS-CoV-2 no one wants to remember all the ICU ...