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Congress Approves White Nose Syndrome Funding

Michael Santo — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:52:39 -0600

Congress has approved $1.9 million in federal funding for research to identify the cause and seek solutions to the "white nose syndrome." That disease is a fungal malady that is devastating bat populations in the Northeast part of the United States.

Amphibians may develop immunity to fatal fungus

harminka — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:40:32 -0500

Amphibian populations are declining worldwide, principally because of the spread of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. Researchers know that some amphibian populations and species are innately more susceptible to the disease than others.

Sex life of killer fungus finally revealed

harminka — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:44:46 -0600

Biologists at The University of Nottingham and University College Dublin have announced a major breakthrough in our understanding of the sex life of a microscopic fungus which is a major cause of death in immune deficient patients and also a cause of severe asthma.

Obscure fungus produces diesel fuel components

harminka — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:19:39 -0600

A wild fungus has been found to produce a variety of hydrocarbon components of diesel fuel. The harmless, microscopic fungus, known as Gliocladium roseum (NRRL 50073), lives quietly within ulmo trees in the Patagonian rainforest.

New type of fuel found in Patagonia fungus

harminka — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:48:52 -0600

A team led by a Montana State University professor has found a fungus that produces a new type of diesel fuel, which they say holds great promise.

New type of fuel found in Patagonia fungus

harminka — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:47:58 -0600

A team led by a Montana State University professor has found a fungus that produces a new type of diesel fuel, which they say holds great promise.

Tiny fungi may have sex while infecting humans

harminka — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:31:20 -0500

A fungus called microsporidia that causes chronic diarrhea in AIDS patients, organ transplant recipients and travelers has been identified as a member of the family of fungi that have been discovered to reproduce sexually.

New topical approach to treating nail fungus circumvents problems

harminka — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:02:44 -0500

A novel topical therapy for nail fungus, NB-002, has demonstrated a new topical approach to healing nail fungus by penetrating skin pores and diffusing through the skin that surrounds the entire nail plate, according to a study conducted by NanoBio Corporation.

Fungus fights air pollution by removing sulfur from crude oil

harminka — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:46:33 -0500

Researchers in Iran are publishing what they describe as the first study on a fungus that can remove sulfur — a major source of air pollution — from crude oil more effectively than conventional refining methods.

Fungus foot baths could save bees

harminka — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:09:43 -0500

One of the biggest world wide threats to honey bees, the varroa mite, could soon be about to meet its nemesis. Researchers at the University of Warwick are examining naturally occurring fungi that kill the varroa mite.

Virulence factor that induces fatal Candida infection identified

harminka — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:45:58 -0500

Scientists here have found that certain substances from bacteria living in the human intestine cause the normally harmless Candida albicans fungus to become highly infectious.

Tree-Killing Fungus Officially Named by Scientists

harminka — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:32:10 -0500

The USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) today announced that an SRS scientist and other researchers have officially named the fungus responsible for killing redbay and other trees in the coastal plains of northeastern Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.