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Fungi
Fungi: are heterotrophs and, like animals, obtain their carbon and energy from other organisms. Some fungi obtain their nutrients from a living host (plant or animal) and are called biotrophs; others obtain their nutrients from dead plants or animals and are called saprotrophs (saprophytes, saprobes).
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MAY 25, 2023Microbiology
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Cancer immunotherapy constantly evolves, and discoveries and treatments targeting more aggressive cancers are published ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAPR 13, 2023Infographics
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Aspergillus fumigatus is a common fungus that grows in soil, plant matter, and dust around the world. It can also infect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2023Neuroscience
Mushrooms are part of the world of fungi, so while they are often thought of as plants, they are in a class by themselve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2023Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2023Chemistry & Physics
According to a 2022 facts sheet, plastic waste in the ocean has grown to alarming rates, with approximately 51 trillion ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2023Microbiology
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According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is among the top ten global health threats facing h ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 16, 2022Microbiology
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For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2022Microbiology
This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
In the arms race between animal and bacteria, endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are our body’s way of defen ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 23, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most significant consequences of climate change is the greenhouse gases generated from the microbial decompos ...Written By: Anusha NaganathanNOV 17, 2022Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The tree of life has three branches: archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. Eukaryotes include complex organisms, including ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
Insecticides and pesticides have been developed for years to help protect agricultural products and improve crop outputs ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 30, 2022Microbiology
The World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the threat posed by fungal pathogens in a new report, which is calli ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2023
Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2023
Immunology
Cancer immunotherapy constantly evolves, and discoveries and treatments targeting more aggressive cancers are published
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
APR 13, 2023
Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2023
Health & Medicine
An outbreak of extensively drug-resistant P. aeruginosa bacterial infections that are thought to be linked to eye drops
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2023
Microbiology
The planet is warming,especially in the Arctic. That is causing permafrost to melt, which is unleashing the microbes wit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics are a great class of drugs used to treat a variety of infections.1 However, the bacterial life cycle is much
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 09, 2023
Microbiology
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common fungus that grows in soil, plant matter, and dust around the world. It can also infect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2023
Neuroscience
Mushrooms are part of the world of fungi, so while they are often thought of as plants, they are in a class by themselve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
According to a 2022 facts sheet, plastic waste in the ocean has grown to alarming rates, with approximately 51 trillion
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2023
Microbiology
A new study has shown that when people go to shopping malls, they take home more than new products, and they leave more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is among the top ten global health threats facing h
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 16, 2022
Microbiology
More land is used to grow wheat than any other crop, a common cereal around the world. Wheat is estimated to provide abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2022
Plants & Animals
For a number of reasons, plant-based alternative to meat and animal products have emerged in recent years. On one hand,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2022
Microbiology
This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
In the arms race between animal and bacteria, endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are our body’s way of defen
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 23, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most significant consequences of climate change is the greenhouse gases generated from the microbial decompos
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
NOV 17, 2022
Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The tree of life has three branches: archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. Eukaryotes include complex organisms, including
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
Insecticides and pesticides have been developed for years to help protect agricultural products and improve crop outputs
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 30, 2022
Microbiology
The World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the threat posed by fungal pathogens in a new report, which is calli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch