Beside the bluebells and celandines on the woodland floor, Fortey searches for morels, “the most delicious of all fungi”.

Researchers at the University of Cologne’s CEPLAS Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences have identified two fungal enzymes ...

A species of wood-eating fungus didn’t need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying colors, and researchers say this ...

A new multi-institutional study led by researchers at Michigan State University has characterized how fungi adapt to restructure their cell walls, effectively thwarting current antifungal medications.

Researchers have identified two fungal enzymes that hijack the immune system of plants and colonize their root systems.

Bacterial cells close bacterial cell A microscopic individual cell of a bacterium. have a more simple structure compared to animal, plant and fungal cells and are usually much smaller.

In nature, plant roots are always colonized by fungi. This interaction can be either mutualistic, benefiting both the plant ...

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a life-threatening fungal infection that occurs when conidia (spores) from the ...

Fungi can be enigmatic organisms. Mushrooms or other structures may be visible above the soil, but beneath lurks a complex network of filaments, or hyphae, known as the mycelium. It is even ...

Fungal contamination of cereal grains poses a substantial threat to food security and public health while causing hundreds of ...