The introductory chapter covers fungal structure, growth and reproduction. The remaining chapters consider the fungi in their ecological roles, for example as decomposers of leaves, inhabitants of ...

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 ...

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), together with partners from the University of Cologne, ...

Research at Mars analog sites in Utah and Nunavut focuses on lichen diversity, helping to predict lichen survival on Mars and ...

McMaster University biologist Jianping Xu is part of a team studying the bacteria and fungi that grow on bats' wings and can ...

They outline how recent advances in molecular techniques and computational biology have fundamentally changed our understanding of fungal biology, and have updated chapters and references throughout ...

A sinister fungus is spreading through California's bat populations, threatening their survival just as the spooky season ...

One of the greatest threats to hospitalized patients is the acquisition of healthcare-associated infections. The risks of morbidity and mortality increase significantly in affected patients for two ...

Researchers have cracked the code of plant-to-fungi communication in a new study. Using baker's yeast, the researchers discovered that the plant hormone strigolactone (SL) activates fungal genes and ...

Healthy soil, the foundation of thriving ecosystems, is a complex dance between physical, chemical, and biological processes ...

"Fungal gardens are the most interesting because they are one ... Mapping microhabitats of lignocellulose decomposition by a microbial consortium, Nature Chemical Biology (2024). DOI: ...

We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, for ...