All Fungi articles – Page 10
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NewsResearchers map spread of potato blight prior to the Irish potato famine
The first accurate maps of outbreaks of potato blight in the USA between 1843 and 1845 are presented in a new study, improving the understanding of the spread of potato blight before the disease reached Europe.
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NewsDrought may drive deadly amphibian disease by disrupting skin microbiome
Progressively severe droughts are disrupting the microbiomes of the thumbnail-sized orange frogs, potentially leaving them vulnerable to a deadly fungal disease, according to a new study by an international research team.
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NewsGroundbreaking study on decomposing microbes could help transform forensic science
Researchers have identified what appears to be a network of approximately 20 microbes that universally drive the decomposition of animal flesh, potentially offering a more precise way to determine a body’s time of death.
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NewsResearchers probe ancient partnership between moss and fungi - and endobacteria
Researchers tracking the subtle but distinct ways a moss interacted with its fungal neighbors found that these interactions came to depend on a unique addition to the cast — endobacteria within the fungi.
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NewsFungal infection acquired during surgery led to death and brainstem, blood supply injuries
A life-threatening mold infection known as health care-associated Fusarium solani meningitis can be associated with a delayed, but devastating, injury to the brainstem and its blood supply among those infected, according to physicians.
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NewsNew molecular toolkit boosts useful molecule production from yeast communities
A new molcular toolkit consists of 15 different yeast strains that over-produce key cellular building blocks – amino acids and nucleotides – but lack the ability to make other building blocks.
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NewsTwo new freshwater fungi species in China enhance biodiversity knowledge
Researchers have discovered two new freshwater hyphomycete (mould) species, Acrogenospora alangii and Conioscypha yunnanensis, in southwestern China.
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NewsScientists break the mould by creating new colours of ‘blue cheese’
After discovering how the classic veining of blue cheese is created, experts have created a variety of fungal strains that could be used to make cheese with colours ranging from white to yellow-green to red-brown-pink and light and dark blues.
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NewsHigher airborne fungal diversity found in heavy traffic conditions
Reducing vehicular traffic could be an effective measure to control airborne fungal exposure and microbial pollution, a new study suggests.
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NewsCulprit behind cassava witches’ broom disease unveiled as fungus
In a recent breakthrough, DNA sequencing technology has uncovered the culprit behind cassava witches’ broom disease: the fungus genus Ceratobasidium.
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NewsFungal disease endangers wheat production as climate change bites
Researchers have shown that further spread of the fungal disease wheat blast could reduce global wheat production by 13% until 2050. The result is dramatic for global food security.
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NewsFungal-rich soil may improve green roofs
Active management of green roof mycorrhizal fungi accelerates soil development faster than if mycorrhizal fungal communities are left to passively reestablish on their own, a new study shows.
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NewsFungus yields different pathway to the same pharmaceutically important substance
Researchers analyze a fungal biosynthetic pathway and discover a capable enzyme.
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NewsNew research center to explore how ‘untapped Kingdom’ of fungi can change our world
A new research center focused on harnessing the positive powers of fungi is being established at Cranfield University with a £7.2 million injection of funding from Research England.
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NewsCutibacterium acnes revealed as potential cause of lichen striatus hypopigmentation
Microbial analysis shows a high abundance of Cutibacterium acnes in skin samples of patients with hypopigmentation in lichen striatus.
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NewsScientists identify natural PLA2 inhibitor from marine fungus Aspergillus sp. c1
The identified marine fungus metabolite HN-001 ameliorates lipotoxicity by suppressing IRE-1α/XBP-1s axis and JNK pathway for MAFLD treatment with PLA2 as an upstream target.
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NewsStudy opens lid on how Candida evolves and adapts to humans
Scientists have identified hundreds of genes subject to recent, clinically-relevant selection in six species of the fungal pathogen Candida.
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NewsNew estimate doubles likely deaths from fungal disease globally
The annual total of deaths from fungal disease worldwide has risen to 3.75 million, double the previous estimate, according to a new study.
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NewsMicroplastics affect soil fungi depending on drought conditions
Moisture levels in the soil can impact the effects that microplastic pollution has on soil fungi, according to new research published in Environmental Microbiology, an Applied Microbiology International publication.
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NewsCrop spray could lead to mass resistance in new-generation antifungal treatments
An agricultural fungicide approved in the US and currently under consideration by authorities worldwide could have a devastating effect on a new drug for one of world’s deadliest infectious diseases.
