Their morphology, or physical form ... a comprehensive understanding of the morphological development of fungi, from spore induction to the formation of biopellets. Advanced imaging techniques ...

compared to days without thunderstorms (n = 919 days), daily asthma visits increased from 8.6 to 10 (p < 0.05), and air concentrations of fungal spores doubled (from 1,512 to 2,749/m 3), with ...

Fungal spores, particularly those from heat-resistant molds, pose significant challenges in food processing and safety. These spores can survive high temperatures that are typically used to ...

Our findings support the existence of "thunder-storm asthma." Daily asthma hospital admissions increased 15% on days with thunderstorms. This effect is smaller than the few earlier studies ...

Fungi are ubiquitous. From a pathological perspective, this implies their constant presence and readiness to colonize substrates when climatic conditions become favorable. While their presence at low ...

Historic Outbreaks of Coffee Wilt Disease Linked to Gene Transfer from Another Fungus Dec. 5, 2024 — The fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related ...

In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this parasitic fungus is prized for its purported medicinal effects.

Through the generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, cold plasma disrupts fungal cell integrity, hinders spore germination, and inhibits toxin biosynthesis. Additionally, cold atmospheric ...

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A 32 year-old man has developed a life-threatening blood infection caused by mould, after living in a fungus-infected property where spores were 'covered up' with paint. Matthew Langsworth ...

Contrary to what you may have heard, ringworm is caused by a fungal infection, not an actual worm. (Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty images) Myth 1: Ringworm is caused by a worm.