Fungal spores of the mold Aspergillus fumigatus produce an enzyme that weakens the immune system
Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that is found all over the world. Unlike closely related species, it can cause serious, often ...
RNA interference and nanomedicine join forces to fight dangerous fungal infections
Fungal infections are on the rise globally. According to a study by the Manchester Fungal Infection Group, in 2022, ...
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Alarm as fungus 'that's 90% deadly' is found lurking in US backyards
A team of researchers tested these gardening products for a drug-resistant strain of aspergillus fumigatus, a type of infectious fungus previously only found in Europe. They found levels high ...
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Breakthrough in Battle Against Deadly Fungal Infections
Würzburg researchers present a new strategy against the life-threatening fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. They combine RNA ...
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Nanomedicine with siRNA shows first effectiveness against the human-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
The study demonstrates that this RNAi approach shuts down vital fungal genes, thereby inhibiting pathogen growth - a ...
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Major Progress in the Development of New Medications Against Dangerous Fungal Infections
Home > Pressemitteilung: Major Progress in the Development of ...
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Fighting the rising tide of antifungal resistance: a global challenge
In the case of A. fumigatus, this is exactly what seems to have happened. Surveillance studies in countries from Europe, Asia and the Americas have detected azole-resistant A. fumigatus in ...
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Fungal evolution articles from across Nature Portfolio
FpnA, an Aspergillus fumigatus homolog of the human iron transporter ferroportin showed no iron efflux function in A. fumigatus but instead is important for resistance to nickel, cobalt ...