Genome of first fungal pathogen unveiled
...artis or Syngenta. The sequencing of the fungal genome has already shed light on the evolution of ...t many similarities in function among all types of fungal pathogens -- whether they infect plants or humans," said Dietrich, first author of the study. "Under...Plant pathologists: Rust disease impacting ornamental plant production
...athology professor at the University of Georgia, a fungal infection called rust has the ability to negatively affect production of many ornamental crops. "Because live plants are shipped all over the country, the risk for rapid disease spread is substantial," said Buck. While rust fungi do not usually kill ...Targeting hard-to-kill fungal infections
...cer and some of the tougher microorganisms such as fungal infections in individuals with suppressed immune s... Histoplasma capsulatum, the fungi responsible for fungal meningitis and pneumonia, using much smaller levels of radiation than required to kill the fungi by ...Woodpeckers: There's a fungus among us
...hat a woodpecker's beak is a virtual petri dish of fungal spores that play a key role in the decay of dead t...in wood that serve as infection sites for airborne fungal spores. As the birds return to these holes to feed, or to excavate them further for nesting, they p...Armies of fighting fungi protect chocolate trees
...y. It also offers the potential for enlisting such fungal armies to protect cacao trees from the pathogens t... leaves. Such a multifaceted, protective effect of fungal endophytes has never before been demonstrated in angiosperm (broad-leaved) trees, she said. Particul...Third set of awards are announced under interagency biodiversity program
...rs University lead a project focused on the plant, fungal and microbial biodiversity of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Other partnersinclude the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Tashkent State Agrarian University and Kyrgyz Agricultural Research Institute, Eisai Research Institute, Diversa and Phyto...Plant immune system's 'take two aspirin' gene, offers hope for disease control
...thogen and also against other viral, bacterial and fungal pathogens," Klessig says. "Systemic acquired resistance can last throughout most of the life of an annual plant." Earlier this year the Klessig research group announced (in the May 16, 2003, issue of the journal Cell) their discovery of a plant gene...Study finds that fungus farming by snails causes marsh grasses to wither
... travels, the snail also deposits feces laden with fungal spores and nutrients into the sensitive inner-tiss... the leaf, effectively stimulating and fertilizing fungal crops. The result of snail grazing on marsh grass surface is an infestation of fungi, a major diet c...With flu season coming, don't forgetexercise?
...ect the organism from various viral, bacterial and fungal challenges. The exact mechanisms are at least partially dependent on the route of administration; protection following oral administration results primarily from certain effects of ingestion, for example. A New Study The authors of a new study, ent...Enzyme revealed that is key to fungus's ability to breach immune system
...ning immune system -- led to a significant loss of fungal virulence in mice, the team found. That loss of vi...ohemoglobin, is prevalent among many bacterial and fungal pathogens, Heitman said, which suggests that the findings in Cryptococcus are likely relevant to oth...JCI table of contents, 15 October, 2003
...he-jci.org/press/18589.pdf Antibodies fend off fungal respiratory infection Histoplasma capsulatum is the most common cause of fungal respiratory infections in the world and poses a particular threat to the elderly and immunocompromis...JCI Table of Contents, 1 October, 2003
...tococcus neoformans occurs following inhalation of fungal cells that travel from the lung to the brain. The ... alveolar macrophages (AMs), which engulf and kill fungal cells - a process called phagocytosis. Maurizio Del Poeta and colleagues from the Medical University...Dartmouth bioengineers develop humanized yeast
...ossible to harness both the inherent advantages of fungal protein expression systems and the potential to significantly increase pharmaceutical production capacities, therefore ultimately improving patient access to life-saving drug therapies."...First production of a human protein with complex glycosylation in genetically modified yeast
...en the main obstacle that has prevented the use of fungal hosts for the expression of human therapeutics. To...sue of Science, these results constitute the first fungal organism able to secrete a human glycoprotein with complex human glycosylation. "The vast majority o...Unraveling the genetics of fusiform rust
... by inoculating seedlings with bulk collections of fungal spores harvested from a broad geographical area. T...he genes, SIFG researchers are crossing difference fungal genotypes, a painstaking process that can take months. "Our hope is to identify DNA markers tightly...Researchers: Fire may help combat fatal dogwood epidemic
... dogwoods in a few spots had not only survived the fungal disease, but flourished. The common thread: The three plots, part of land set aside for research, had all been part of an area burned in a forest fire more than two decades ago. In a follow-up study, Jenkins and Shibu Jose, an assistant professor in...On tap: Genomic sequence of an enemy of beer and bread
...voc with beer brewing. The genomic sequence of the fungal plant pathogen, Fusarium graminearum, has been completed, providing scientists a roadmap to combating a fungus that infects wheat and barley crops, rendering them unusable. "We have enough to do a tremendous amount of good work," said Frances Trail, ...Scientists find gene that protects against potato blight
...hly susceptible to potato late blight, a family of fungal pathogens that wreaks havoc in the field, turning tubers to mush and invariably killing any plant it infects. "We think this could be very useful," says John Helgeson, a UW-Madison professor of plant pathology, a research scientist with the U.S. Dep...Researchers discover birds protect trees in neotropics by eating insects
...erbivore activity itself isn't a huge problem, but fungal disease, often carried by arthropods, is the biggest challenge facing cacao production," she said. By possibly attracting more migratory birds, she added, their numbers on the plantations could be increased and they would have a job to do. "The find......lly. Soybean Rust has long been noted as a serious fungal leaf disease of soybean in Asia, Africa, and Australia, with yield losses reported from 10 to 80 percent. In 1994, the disease was observed on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. While the disease is yet to appear in the continental U.S., plant pathologists...