Fungi must meet four criteria to infect humans: growth at human body temperatures,
circumvention or penetration of surface barriers, lysis and absorption of tissue, and …

One billion people worldwide are affected by fungal pathogens, of which 1.6 million
succumb to fungal infections per year. This review discusses the emergence and evolution …

Few among the millions of fungal species fulfill four basic conditions necessary to infect
humans: high temperature tolerance, ability to invade the human host, lysis and absorption …

In recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of immunocompromised cohorts as
a result of infections and/or medical conditions, which has resulted in an increased …

The fungal kingdom is vast, spanning∼ 1.5 to as many as 5 million species diverse as
unicellular yeasts, filamentous fungi, mushrooms, lichens, and both plant and animal …

Exploring breakthroughs in fungal detection and control, this book covers fungal
nomenclature, population instability, and phylogeny, as well as investigative research on …

The capacity for pathogenic fungi to change morphology during their lifecycle is widespread.
However, relatively few fungi are considered dimorphic, which refers to the ability to switch …

Abstract Seminal work by Louis Pasteur revealed the contribution of fungi–yeasts and
microsporidia to agroindustry and disease in animals, respectively. More than 150 years …

Fungi play vital roles in the biosphere. They are essential to the recycling of nutrients in all
terrestrial habitats because they are the dominant decomposers of the complex components …

Fungi are adept at changing their cell shape and developmental program in response to
signals in their surroundings. Here we focus on a group of evolutionarily related fungal …