Bark beetles convert spruce tree defenses into more potent antimicrobials to protect themselves, but a fungus can neutralize ...

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

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.

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

Albumin is the most common protein in the blood, a vital molecule produced by the liver that helps maintain fluid balance and ...

Scientists have discovered that beneficial root-dwelling fungi boost plant resilience to disease by remodeling the plant cell membrane at pathogen infection sites—offering critical new insights into ...

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 ...

For the first time, the World Health Organization released a list of fungal “priority pathogens” that have emerged as significant public health threats. The list can be found here. These fungi have ...

Monosson is the author of Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Amherst There are many reasons to fear a new fungal pathogen—from ...

The World Health Organization’s first ever fungal priority pathogens list highlights the growing threat of fungal diseases and antifungal resistance. Some pathogens made the list because of their ...