Several different types of microbes can contaminate cell culture, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and Mycoplasma. Some of these, such as mold contamination, can be obvious, and therefore caught ...

Aspergillus is a fungus that can lead to life threatening infections of the lungs and blood stream called aspergillosis, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

We wanted to see if it can also be used to mitigate fungal contamination." Conventional 254-nanometer light disinfection works by damaging cells' DNA, whereas the shorter 222-nanometer wavelength ...

Microbial contamination from bacteria, viruses, and fungi can spread among experiments and workflows—wasting time, resources, and precious cell lines. These unwanted organisms can change the growth ...

New research from The University of Texas at Arlington and the U.S. Department of Agriculture demonstrates how mathematical ...

These exchanges occur by specialized symbiotic fungal tendrils, called arbuscules, burying themselves into plant root cells. Around 80% of plants can trade resources with fungi in this way.

Fungal DNA is present in various types of cancer, according to two studies published yesterday (September 29) in Cell. The findings add support to a hypothesized link between fungi and certain cancers ...