Mucormycosis is an angio-invasive fungal infection, associated with high morbidity and
mortality. A change in the epidemiology of mucormycosis has been observed in recent years …

Fungal diseases kill more than 1.5 million and affect over a billion people. However, they are
still a neglected topic by public health authorities even though most deaths from fungal …

Human fungal diseases differ fundamentally from other infections in diverse ways. As
eukaryotic pathogens, fungi share many similarities with their host cells, which impairs the …

Over the last century, endophytic fungi have gained tremendous attention due to their ability
to produce novel bioactive compounds exhibiting varied biological properties and are …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Phosphate-solubilizing fungi (PSF) play an important role in increasing the bioavailability of
phosphorus in soils for plants. Thirteen fungal strains, one collected from air and 12 from …

Candida auris emerged as a pathogen resistant to multiple antifungal and has been
associated with nosocomial outbreaks with high transmission capacity between hospitalized …

The human respiratory tract is exposed daily to airborne fungi, fungal enzymes, and
secondary metabolites. The endemic fungi Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides spp …

Background Histoplasmosis is highly endemic in the American continent. This condition is
associated with a high mortality, particularly in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) …

Background Histoplasmosis is a systemic disease caused by the dimorphic fungus
Histoplasma capsulatum. Diagnosis is often delayed, or it is misdiagnosed as tuberculosis …