When it comes to the trillions of microorganisms that inhabit our bodies, bacteria get almost all the attention. Changes in our resident microbiota and their collective genome — called the microbiome ...
In what appears to be the first-ever recorded case of its kind, a fungus that usually infects plants has infected a human host, putting root-like filaments into his body. A 61-year-old mycologist in ...
Fungi are essential to life on land. They decompose organic matter, cycle nutrients and sustain plant ecosystems. Without ...
A DRUG resistant form of killer fungus is rapidly spreading across the globe and becoming more infectious, scientists warn.
Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus ...
As certain fungi like Candida auris become more widespread throughout the U.S., deaths related to severe fungal infections are rising. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains what you should know. Composite: ...
Superbug fungus C. auris is spreading in U.S. hospitals, often without obvious symptoms, and resisting multiple drugs; learn ...