From each fungal strain, they harvested spores, which were grown individually on agar plates for several weeks so that their DNA could be analyzed and they could be paired with growing spores from ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...

A study released today digs into the genetic history of brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. There are many populations of yeast that humans have used for millennia, including those that make ...

Skin fungal infections, such as ringworm, are common, but other types of fungal infections in cats are rare. In fact, only 7 ...

The researchers used two fungal strains—a wild-type strain and a transgenic strain expressing insect-specific toxins—to infect male mosquitoes. The study was conducted in laboratory and semi ...

Curious about the microbes’ plastic-degrading abilities, they tested 19 bacterial and 15 fungal strains. To do this, the researchers exposed the microbes to different plastics, including the most ...

COURTESY DLNR The landscape ohia trees were infected with Ceratocystis huliohia, the less virulent strain of the fungal pathogen, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. 1 /2 ...