Infection with the pathogenic yeast fungus Candida auris (C. auris) can wreak havoc on the health of hospital patients and ...

Cereals have natural resistance to pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance. A team at ...

It's a high-priority human fungal pathogen, causing infection outbreaks of high mortality in health-care settings, according ...

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.

A scientific review, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, highlighted several features which allow the fungus to spread, including its ability to shift from a yeast-like ...

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) ...

While rare, the fungal infection mucormycosis can be fatal. It tends to impact individuals who are immunocompromised or who ...

Learn more about the chemical arms race between a fungus, a tree, and a beetle.

A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders and alters their behavior to help spread its spores to new victims. Later expeditions found similar ...