Fungal stains highlight the fungal hyphae. The pathologist must closely examine the specimen to rule out mucosal or bony invasion. Fifty-five patients have been treated at our institution with AFS.

Watch nutrients flow through an underground circulatory system that connects fungi and plants. A new study shows how these ...

Some can cause fungal infections in humans, using open wounds or the lungs as an entry point to the body. And certain species produce mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins, which are both poisonous and ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Mycelium is the fabric of fungal populations: fungi produce thread-like roots called hyphae, which branch and fuse with one another to form a ...

A Chinese man's bizarre habit of sniffing his dirty socks landed him in hospital after it led to him developing a serious fungal infection in his lungs. The unnamed man, described as an 'ordinary ...

Vast fungal networks are silently working to keep ... AM fungi make threads of hyphae thinner than spider silk and weave them through plant roots. Then, they begin to trade, offering plants ...

When fungal spores touch a moist patch of earth, they germinate and push hair-like hyphae deep into the soil, sucking up enough nutrients to feed the growing cells of the filaments. When a pathogenic ...

But for infectious disease specialists like Peter Chin-Hong, one of the most insidious threats lurking in hospitals and clinics today is fungal. Chin-Hong’s case list is long: a healthy 29-year ...