At least 411 fungi face extinction among the 1,300 varieties whose conservation status is well understood, according to the latest update of the IUCN's authoritative "Red List of Threatened Species".

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Plants regulate their symbiotic relationships with fungi through stress hormones. Ethylene, a stress hormone, inhibits symbiosis by promoting the accumulation of ...

A dangerous fungus spreading among U.S. healthcare systems isn’t slowing down, reports claim. New research has revealed that Candida auris (C. auris) has spread rapidly in hospitals since it was ...

(NEXSTAR) – New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems. Candida auris, also called C. auris, was first identified in the U.S ...

GENEVA, March 27 (Reuters) - Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at risk of extinction from threats like deforestation and agricultural expansion ...

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus that preys on the sick and old is continuing to spread in hospitals and senior care facilities across the country, killing more than 1 in 3 infected. Candida auris ...

For as long as plants have lived on land, fungi have sustained them. Beneath every giant sequoia, every wheat stalk, every black-eyed Susan, hidden webs of filigreed mycelia permeate the plants’ roots ...

A dangerous, drug-resistant fungus is spreading rapidly through hospitals and senior care facilities across the U.S., prompting growing concern among public health officials. The yeast ...

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 ...

But scientists at the University of Hawaii have found a possible solution - marine fungi. Researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) in Mānoa believe it is a “promising and largely untapped ...

After the fungus has fully grown in the fermenter, it is harvested and purified and the process is then repeated with a new batch of ingredients. Producing protein from fungus is much more ...