A species of wood-eating fungus didn’t need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying colors, and researchers say this first-of-its-kind discovery could have broader implications.

This is a summary of: Giger, G. H. et al. Inducing novel endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi. Nature 635, 415–422 ...

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a life-threatening fungal infection that occurs when conidia (spores) from the ...

Bacterial cells close bacterial cell A microscopic individual cell of a bacterium. have a more simple structure compared to animal, plant and fungal cells and are usually much smaller.

Researchers have found that far-ultraviolet C light is effective at alleviating fungal contamination in cereals.

This insight into how fungi respond to chemical signals at the molecular level – detailed in a new study published in the ...

Their cell structure is simpler than the cells of animals, plants and fungi. Size Most are 5 μm - 100 μm. Most are 0.2 μm - 2.0 μm. Outer layers of cell Cell membrane, surrounded by cell wall ...

Fungal contamination of cereal grains poses a substantial threat to food security and public health while causing hundreds of ...

Fungal contamination of cereal grains poses a substantial threat to food security and public health while causing hundreds of ...

“My PhD was all about fungal complexity—how different cells in a fungal colony might be [performing] different tasks and doing interesting things,” said de Bekker. “So, for me, a fungus that could ...