“Earlier studies had already shown that the fungus can fight nematodes, but the molecular mechanism of action behind this was still unknown. We wanted to elucidate this,” says first author D ...

CeraMax contains the active ingredient Natamycin, a biological molecule produced by soil bacteria that prevents soil-borne ...

While the fungus maintained a consistent set of housekeeping genes, the team found that Bd tailored the expression of other genes to each host, allowing it to pursue multiple infection strategies. For ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...