Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The fungi colonize plant roots and help them absorb nutrients. In return, plants ...

IVCM images were taken by the confocal microscope HRT3 (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) with 800× magnifications, and used for detecting Acanthamoeba trophozoite and cysts, fungal hyphae, ...

Exophiala, a genus of saprotrophic black fungi commonly found in the environment, is typically associated with cutaneous infections in immunocompromised hosts and rarely manifests as pneumonia.

Watch nutrients flow through an underground circulatory system that connects fungi and plants. A new study shows how these ...

Exophiala, a genus of saprotrophic black fungi commonly found in the environment, is typically associated with cutaneous infections in ...

A DEADLY drug-resistant superbug is spreading fast in the US with a whopping 2,000 cases in a single state, experts say. The situation is so dire that the Centers for Disease Control has declared ...

Cases of the fungal infection Candida auris are rising rapidly and coming from more sources too, a new US study reveals. Focusing on a large health system in Miami, Florida, the new research found ...

Jock itch, or tinea cruris, is a fungal infection that develops in warm and moist areas of the body, such as the groin, inner thighs, and buttocks. The infection can develop from prolonged ...

Fungal infections are on the rise globally. According to a study by the Manchester Fungal Infection Group, in 2022, approximately 6.5 million people were infected by a pathogenic fungus, and about ...