Symbiotic and pathogenic fungi that interact with plants are distantly related and don't share many genetic similarities. Comparing plant pathogenic fungi and plant symbiotic fungi, scientists at the ...

Scientists have discovered that the most widely-used class of antifungals in the world cause pathogens to self-destruct. The research could help improve ways to protect food security and human lives.

Puffball Mushroom releasing Spores dust in Tropical Rainforest.Getty Images There are many reasons to fear a new fungal pathogen—from the paucity of antifungal drug options to lack of vaccines and ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers discussed cryptic fungal pathogens, which are genetically distinct from pathogens but morphologically indistinguishable. Fungal ...

The study demonstrates that this RNAi approach shuts down vital fungal genes, thereby inhibiting pathogen growth - a groundbreaking step in the development of new antifungal therapies. (Nanowerk News) ...

A new study by researchers at Kiel University and MPI-EvolBio describes how more efficient protein production drives the adaptation of fungi to the human body, potentially turning previously harmless ...