Rivals or allies—how do bacteria and fungi interact in our bodies? Until now, bacteria on our mucous membranes were primarily ...

Fungi are everywhere, and in many cases, a fungal infection can be eliminated by a person's immune system. But fungal infections can also send long hyphae into the body that are extremely difficult to ...

Numerous species of fungi exist in cancer cells and differ by tumor type, according to findings from a large study of multiple sample types across 35 different cancers. The investigators characterized ...

New research shows a common skin fungus can help melanoma spread by changing cancer cell movement and energy use.

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. One study has examined the cell walls of fungi to look for weaknesses, while ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, Associate Professor Tuo Wang and his research team from the Department of Chemistry at Louisiana State University revealed the molecular architecture ...

Cancer is one of the causes responsible for the most deaths worldwide. In 2020, for example, it resulted in ten million ...

Pneumocystis is an unwieldy genus of fungal pathogens that cause severe pneumonia, particularly in immunocompromised people like those with HIV/AIDs or who have received organ transplants. However, ...

Prof. Dr. Ilse Jacobsen ilse.jacobsen@leibniz-hki.de https://www.leibniz-hki.de/en/mikrobielle-immunologie.html ...