Tag: "fungus" at biology news

Colombian frog believed extinct found alive

...of Harlequin frog believed extinct due to a killer fungus wiping out amphibian populations in Central and So...imination from the epidemic caused by a pathogenic fungus of unknown origin. Professor Carlos Rocha and a team of researchers from the Pedagogical and Techno...

Airborne mold spores increase kids' risk for multiple allergies

...mmunology and an early online edition June 14. A fungus is a plantlike organism that grows by releasing ti...ive cells (spores) into the air. Mold is a type of fungus that can grow on any moist surface--including wood, drywall and cement. Previous allergy studies fo...

Major initiative proposed to address amphibian crisis

...biotechnology. One of the leading problems is a fungus that causes an infectious disease called chytridio...olar radiation that may amplify the impacts of the fungus which causes chytridiomycosis. Amphibian declines have been documented in North and South America...

Producing bio-ethanol from agricultural waste a step closer

...t researchers have inserted a gene (derived from a fungus that is found in elephant faeces) into baker's yeast, allowing it to convert an important sugar type, xylose, into ethanol, thereby making the production of bio-ethanol from supplies of leftover materials possible. During his recent PhD research, M...

Race to halt global amphibian crisis boosted by rediscovery of endangered Colombian frogs

...point for efforts to save amphibians from a deadly fungus decimating their populations in Central and South ...ew protected area or through captive breeding. The fungus has been found as close as 40 kilometers (25 miles) away on the other side of the Sierra Nevada moun...

Developing uses for sugar-cane bagasse: Biotechnology applied to the paper industry

...g enzyme, laccase, from a culture of a filamentous fungus and effectively recycles the sugar-cane bagasse. I...ittle or no ethanol introduced was consumed by the fungus which preferentially uses other sources of carbon, resulting from the bagasse (saccharose) or put in...

Sequencing of the oyster mushroom genome

...n beneficial (rich in vitamins and proteins), this fungus is a model for studying the CO 2 cycle ?carbon di...on of carbon at a global level, in as much as this fungus is a lignin-degrading one, lignin being a component of wood of trees and other plants that form part...

Tearing down the fungal cell wall

...ronmental conditions, and a reduced ability of the fungus to damage the host plant. These observations may open up a route to develop new and innovative research strategies aimed at understanding the host-pathogen interaction for this destructive plant pathogen." The investigators used a wide range of exp...

Fungal factories may save hemlock forests

...ye. "Yes," he says, with a boyish grin, "this is a fungus success story." For some, a fungus success story means nothing is growing at the back of their refrigerator. But for Costa, research as...

Immunization rates hit record high in poor countries

...ye. "Yes," he says, with a boyish grin, "this is a fungus success story." For some, a fungus success story means nothing is growing at the back of their refrigerator. But for Costa, research as...

Anti-fungal drug stops blood vessel growth

...urprise that a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus can also block angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels commonly seen in cancers. The drug, itraconazole, already is FDA approved for human use, which may fast-track its availability as an antiangiogenesis drug. In mice induced to have excess ...

Prehistoric mystery organism verified as giant fungus

...n Geophysical Sciences at Chicago. "A 20-foot-tall fungus doesn’t make any sense. Neither does a 20-foot-tal...ence indicating that the organism is a fungus. The fungus classification first emerged in 1919, with Francis Hueber of the National Museum of Natural History ...

Stopping plants from getting sick

... as a foundation to fight an outbreak of the yeast fungus Cryptococcus on Vancouver Island, applying his research on plants to help investigate how this yeast causes pneumonia, meningitis and other illnesses in humans and animals. Still, he says he expects to be kept busy studying fungi for a long time ?kee...

New recommendations against a major opportunistic infection -- cryptococcosis

...ving immunosuppressive treatments. Most often, the fungus causes meningoencephalitis, but the infection can also be localised in the lungs. The incidence of cryptococcosis in France has decreased by half with the availability of antiretroviral combination therapies, and now represents around 100 cases annua...

Super-fermenting fungus genome sequenced

...e characterization of the genetic blueprint of the fungus Pichia stipitis, by the U.S. Department of Energy ...ls production processes. Pichia joins white rot fungus in the growing portfolio of bioenergy-relevant fungus genomes sequenced by DOE JGI through its user ...

Potato wart eyed as risk to potato production

...n detected worldwide. Potato wart is caused by the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum, which is considered to b...nd inedible. There is a zero tolerance for the fungus that causes potato wart. As a result, this disease has been placed on the USDA’s "Select Agent List"...

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