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Articles for Fungi, search results for bacteria

Potting mix and compost are a breeding ground for fungi, but how likely are you to get sick?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Potting mix and compost are a breeding ground for fungi, but how likely are you to get sick?

ABC  

Gardening is a healthy and fulfilling hobby for many Australians. "It's not an uncommon thing in gardening; sometimes people can injure themselves and have some sort of puncture that introduces soil into their body," Professor Slavin says. While fungal infections are rare, taking precautions while gardening can help reduce your risk, Professor Slavin says. Professor Slavin explains it's important for …

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The fungi that can freeze water better than bacteria | Explained
11 months ago

The fungi that can freeze water better than bacteria | Explained

The Hindu  

Water doesn’t always freeze at 0 degrees C. Unlike what we have been taught in school, the transformation of liquid water into ice is more nuanced than dropping the temperature down to its freezing point. To correctly orient themselves to create a crystalline structure, water molecules also need an initiation point, or a nucleus – a place that can serve …

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Planting a garden from seed is easy and can start now
1 year, 8 months ago

Planting a garden from seed is easy and can start now

Associated Press  

The catalogs have been thumbed through, and the seed racks are sprouting like weeds at local nurseries and garden centers. There is now enough daylight across the country to start garden seeds without the aid of artificial lights. Either way, where I come from you are not a real gardener unless you start at least one thing you grow from …

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The world is desperate for new antibiotics, and New Zealand’s unique fungi look promising
3 years, 3 months ago

The world is desperate for new antibiotics, and New Zealand’s unique fungi look promising

ABC  

While we're all rightly focused on the COVID-19 pandemic at the moment, the SARS-CoV-2 virus isn't the only microbial threat we face. In our search for new antibiotics, we have focused on fungi, especially those found only in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our latest research describes the discovery of fungal compounds able to kill Mycobacteria, a family of slow-growing bacteria that …

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Wildfire smoke may carry ‘mind-bending’ amounts of fungi and bacteria, scientists say
3 years, 10 months ago

Wildfire smoke may carry ‘mind-bending’ amounts of fungi and bacteria, scientists say

LA Times  

Cars drive along the Golden Gate Bridge under an orange, smoke-filled sky in the middle of the day as massive wildfires burned in Northern California on Sept. 12. The diversity of microbes that we’ve found are really mind-bending.” As this recent fire seasons suggests, the need to understand what’s in the wildfire smoke we can’t help but breathe and how …

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