One of the most famous examples is the zombie ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which is part of a larger group known ...

Fungi are the “firmament of life on Earth,” experts say but don’t get equivalent protections of plants and animals ...

The fungal disease, which was first discovered in a cave in upstate New York in 2006, has killed millions of bats across the ...

There are many fresh water fish diseases that can strike even the most well-maintained tanks, so being able to identify and ...

Certain types of fungal infections can be contagious including athletersquo;s foot and ringworm Read to learn about ways they ...

Some fungi do threaten human health. Examples include Aspergillus fumigatus and Cryptococcus neoformans, both of which can invade people’s lungs and cause serious pneumonia-like symptoms. Cryptococcus ...

Scientist Michel Brahic's new book delves into the world of prions, the culprits behind some of the scariest illnesses around ...

Fungi are known for causing superficial infections of the nails, skin and hair, but they can also cause systemic infections that can have much more serious health implications. Indeed, over 6.5 ...

Those millions of bacteria, fungi and viruses interacting in your mouth are what health care providers call the oral ...

In a recent study, researchers investigated the interactions between Pyricularia oryzae, the rice blast fungus, and the ...

The idea of using microorganisms as a source of new active ingredients is not new. Numerous drugs have already been developed ...