Antimicrobial and antifungal resistance, which describe the ability of bacteria and other pathogens to resist the effects of drugs to which they were once sensitive, is a major public health problem ...

STORY: Scientists say this newly-isolated fungus is showing promising results in breaking down polypropylene. And that could make it a useful tool in the battle against the plastic waste crisis. :: ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to the bacterium that causes the human disease tuberculosis. The findings suggest that one ...

A research team at the São Paulo State University's Bioscience Institute (IB-UNESP) in Rio Claro, Brazil, has identified 29 fungi with proven action against Xanthomonas citri, a bacterium responsible ...

Scientists have identified a marine fungus that was previously unknown and is capable of killing toxic algae known to ...