Fungal pathogenesis is the process by which fungi infect and cause disease in a host. Not all fungi are pathogens and have the ability for pathogenesis, also known as virulence. In this Review ...

Yeast infections on the scalp are caused by an overgrowth of fungal organisms. Malassezia, a yeast that often causes dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and folliculitis (inflamed follicles), is the most ...

The fungi will produce thread-like structures called hyphae which force their way through our flesh, bursting blood vessels and airways. 'This is another way in which they can spread through the ...

Watch nutrients flow through an underground circulatory system that connects fungi and plants. A new study shows how these networks form. 0:10 Researchers are trying to understand the underground ...

FILE - A doctors holds a petri dish with the yeast candida auris in a laboratory of Wuerzburg University in Wuerzburg, Germany, 23 January 2018. (Photo by Nicolas Armer/picture alliance via Getty ...

fungal organism in 1972. (Lucille K. Georg / ASSOCIATED PRESS) When most people think of dangerous infections, they picture bacteria or viruses. But for infectious disease specialists like Peter ...

A fungal disease called Neopestalotiopsis, first detected in the U.S. in 2017, is causing significant crop loss for strawberry farmers. The fungus, which thrives in warm, humid conditions, has been ...

The number of people experiencing chronic nail fungus is increasing day by day in the entire world. The Okita Nail Fungus Light may resolve your issues through its cutting-edge LLLT (Low-Level Laser ...

Medics have sounded the alarm over the dangers of consuming fresh coconut water after a man died hours after unknowingly drinking from a rotten coconut. The 69-year-old had bought the pre ...

Fusarium oxysporum is a soil-borne fungal pathogen that causes a group of serious plant diseases known as Fusarium wilts. As one of the most economically important plant pathogens worldwide ...

A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that could one day help to bring the heat down in buildings without consuming ...

A new fungal infection, being termed as Candida Auris, with a high fatality rate is spreading dangerously in the United States and is becoming a challenge for health facilities across the country.