Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...

The discovery that sound improves the growth rate of beneficial fungus suggests that dirges in the dirt may help restore forests. By Veronique Greenwood The soil beneath our feet, home to fungi ...

WHO guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level: These new guidelines on the core components of IPC programmes at ...

Like The Last of Us’ parasitic fungal infection in humans, the real-world Gibellula fungus can make spiders act “like zombies” before death by making them stick to the underside of leaves ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a corkscrew-shaped bacterium that infects the stomach. The bacterial infection is easily passed from person to person. It is thought to affect around one-third of ...

The Gibellula fungus infects spiders through fungal spores and grows from within the body, eventually digesting the insect whole. They can also make spiders act “like zombies” before death by ...

“It’s something that can happen any year depending on the weather. Gibberella ear rot has been causing problems for over 100 years in Indiana.” Gibberella ear rot is caused by a fungus called ...

A quarter of the UK population have a fungal nail infection at any one time, yet only 11 per cent are aware of theirs, according to research by medicated footcare brand Excilor. “Signs include a ...

When building a bird nest in ant territory, the best defense could be an offensive fungus. Swollen-thorn acacia trees are aggressively defended by multiple species of ants. And yet, several ...

However, to access canola from Australia, the world's second-biggest exporter, as a replacement, China would have to reconsider requirements for testing of cargoes for blackleg, a fungal disease ...

Fungal genomics can, for example, be used to study fungal evolution or outbreaks of fungal infections.

Bug bites can cause pus blisters, but so can a potentially serious infection known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). While bites and infections can be confused, there are ways to ...