Tag: fungi

A recent study explores the intricate connection between gut bacteria and mental health, revealing how microbiome imbalances may contribute to ...

Tulane University researchers have developed a CRISPR-based test that diagnoses Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) - a life-threatening fungal infection primarily ...

New research reveals a striking difference in indoor fungi: daycares are hotspots for yeasts, while private homes harbor more molds. ...

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm-a slimy bacterial layer that clings to ...

A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs ...

A widely used disinfectant worldwide, chloroxylenol, has been associated with eco-toxicological threats in water environments due to its relatively high ...

This week, the National Science Foundation announced the award of a six-year, $22M grant to UC Santa Barbara under its ...

Corn, a staple food crop consumed by billions of people and animals worldwide, is frequently contaminated by the fungal toxin ...

Emory researcher David Weiss has spent years studying a baffling phenomenon called heteroresistance, in which a tiny fraction of bacteria ...

As the days heat up and we head into the Summer, many of us suddenly seem to remember that the ...