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.

Since Prototaxites were discovered in the fossil record in 1843, scientists have debated whether they were early land plants, ...

Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the tree awaken to feast on it, joined by others that creep up from the soil.

A component found in all fungi may provide a shield that prevents flu-related lung damage, according to a new Canadian study.

Mucormycosis, a fungal infection caused by Mucorales, has high mortality rates in people with weakened immune systems and ...

plants and fungi. Size Most are 5 μm - 100 μm. Most are 0.2 μm - 2.0 μm. Outer layers of cell Cell membrane, surrounded by cell wall in plants and fungi. Cell membrane, surrounded by cell wall.

“Beta-glucan is found in the cell walls of all fungi, including some that live in and on our bodies as part of the human microbiome,” said Maziar Divangahi, a professor in McGill’s Faculty ...