The company aims to soon launch two tests to aid the treatment of dermatomycosis and is developing other tests for healthcare ...

It is the result of sharp fragments of shaved hairs piercing the skin around the hair follicle. An itchy inner-thigh rash that looks like discolored, raised, scaly patches may be caused by a fungus ...

White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair. Several species of fungus that live in soil or dirty water can cause it. Piedra is the Spanish word for stone. White piedra appears as ...

SXSW's full lineup for the 2025 Film and TV Festival includes the Blake Lively film "Another Simple Favor," Seth Rogen's Apple TV+ satire "The Studio" and films starring Nicole Kidman and Jacob Elordi ...

Fungal biology is the scientific discipline that concerns the biology of fungi, which include unicellular microorganisms as well as large multicellular organisms. Fungal biology is sometimes ...

The new fungus Gibellula attenboroughii on the orb-weaving cave spider. Credit: CABI Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus ...

Fungal genetics is the study of the mechanisms of heritable information in fungi. Yeasts and filamentous fungi are extensively used as model organisms for eukaryotic genetic research, including ...

In this review we discuss these major challenges and describe methodological approaches that show promise for resolving ambiguity in fungal taxonomy by improving discrimination of genetic and ...

Objective The bacterial intestinal microbiota plays major roles in human physiology and IBDs. Although some data suggest a role of the fungal microbiota in IBD pathogenesis, the available data are ...

The infected spiders - seen here with the fungus over its head and body - have been found in several cave systems across the island of Ireland It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV ...

The marine-derived fungi were isolated from marine sponges at São Sebastião, coast of São Paulo State, Brazil, by Roberto G. S. Berlinck (Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, ...

A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders and alters their behavior to help spread its spores to new victims. Later expeditions found similar ...