Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for both the host and its resident. It may seem unusual, but complex cells are thought ...

Invasive fungal infections are now estimated to affect about 6.5 million people every year around the world, and while many ...

An organism as a tenant in another - in biology, this often works quite well. ETH researchers have now shed light on how such a partnership of a cell in a cell can establish. Endosymbiosis is a ...

An international research team led by Cologne-based plant scientist Professor Dr. Bart Thomma from the Institute for Plant ...

The fruiting bodies of bambusicolous Shiraia fungi have long been used in traditional Chinese folk medicine. Hypocrellin A (HA) is a bioactive perylenequinone from the fruiting bodies and serves as an ...

Floor materials, such as vinyl composition tile and porcelain tile, allow Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and spores of Aspergillus niger fungus to survive, according to a study published in American ...

Experts have identified drug-resistant infections as one of the greatest health threats of our time. Yet major gaps remain in ...

Trichoderma species—a common fungus found in soils—have varying abilities to promote tomato plant growth and differentially ...