Fungi are an important but frequently overlooked cause of morbidity and mortality in
humans. Life-threatening fungal infections mainly occur in immunocompromised patients …

SUMMARY The World Health Organization has established a fungal priority pathogens list
that includes species critical or highly important to human health. Among them is the order …

Chitin is a major carbohydrate component of the fungal cell wall and a promising target for
novel antifungal agents. However, it is technically challenging to characterize the structure of …

Opportunistic infections by environmental fungi are a growing clinical problem, driven by an
increasing population of people with immunocompromising conditions. Spores of the …

Although cytotoxic treatments hold tremendous potential in boosting antitumor immunity,
efferocytosis of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) could negatively remove apoptotic …

Here, cell wall of a zygomycete fungus, Rhizopus delemar, grown on bread waste was wet
spun into monofilaments. Using the whole cell wall material omits the common chitosan …

Filamentous fungi are found in virtually every marine and terrestrial habitat. Vital to this
success is their ability to secrete a diverse range of molecules, including hydrolytic enzymes …

Iron is a key transition metal required by most microorganisms and is prominently utilised in
the transfer of electrons during metabolic reactions. The acquisition of iron is essential and …

The post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mucormycosis is a deadly addition to the
pandemic spectrum. Although it'sa rare, aggressive, and opportunistic disease, the …

Procedures such as solid-organ transplants and cancer treatments can leave many patients
in an immunocompromised state. This leads to their increased susceptibility to opportunistic …