Researchers discovered that a phosphate-dissolving Penicillium fungus and soil phosphorus availability explain why the medicinal herb Amomum villosum from China's...

A new PLOS Pathogens review explains how accessory chromosomes, iron and sterol metabolism, and immune-evasion traits allow Fusarium oxysporum, a...

New metabolomics research shows that the fungi behind dark tea fermentation and rat gut microbiota transform the tea catechin EGCG...

A new study shows that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can orchestrate plants and bacteria to simultaneously break down PAHs and immobilize...

New research shows that lithium ions competitively block the sodium-dependent activation of eukaryotic fluoride exporter channels, constricting their pores and...

Scientists isolated an endophytic Aspergillus niger fungus from the desert shrub Deverra tortuosa whose extract shows broad antimicrobial, antibiofilm, antioxidant...

A new study shows that vermicompost and the root fungus Piriformospora indica promote apple seedling growth largely by enriching Streptomyces...

Researchers profiled two fungi isolated from a 16th-century tempera icon, revealing how heavy metal tolerance and iron-scavenging genes pinpoint which...

A year-long DNA metabarcoding study in a German floodplain forest shows that air temperature, not humidity or sampling height, is...

A new PLOS Biology study of fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis outbreak isolates shows that strains with reduced biofilm production gain metabolic...