Cuitlacoche, also known as huitlacoche, is a parasitic fungus that exclusively grows on maize plants, affecting their corn kernels, stalks and leaves. Called corn smut in English, it typically ...

Introduction: Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are important for the resistance of plants to insect infestation and diseases. However, the effect of AM fungal colonization of plants response to ...

In order to optimise R&D efforts, WHO further lists priority diseases caused by these pathogens for funding allocation including COVID-19, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Ebola virus disease ...

If individual plants have poor ears, it’s probably from insects or diseases such as crazy top and corn smut. Nutrient deficiencies rarely affect single plants. Areas with uniformly poor stands ...

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However, the relationship between the large-scale secretome of phytopathogenic fungi and their lifestyle is not fully understood. In the present study, the secretomes of 150 plant pathogenic fungi ...

Feb. 13, 2025 — Findings from a new study highlight key differences in the gut microbiome of infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to that of healthy infants, and how these alterations may ...

The pathogen struck a major blow to the nation's potato crop, leaving widespread poverty and disease in its wake. The Great Famine that ensued, lasting from 1845 to 1852, marked a major crisis in ...

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The Toll-1 receptor triggered the release of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as expected, which attack and try to kill pathogens. However, the fungus also provoked Toll-1 to trigger the production ...