fungus
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The fungus is responsible for chytridiomycosis, a disease that damages the skin of frogs and toads and disrupts their ability to regulate water, salts, and minerals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Researchers have identified a remarkable new spider species in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest that disguises itself as a parasitic fungus.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
However Oskolkov, who previously discovered ancient fungus in the mummy's guts, cautioned that the yeast samples were only taken in 2010 and 2019.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
A chemical called phenol was used to stop fungus from growing in the body.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Do you dunk I complained about picking up old lunches that had fungus growing on them and sweeping asbestos tiles and straightening Thorndike dictionaries?
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
"It really changed my perspective towards plants," he said, his expressive face lighting up as he explained mycorrhiza, a symbiotic association between fungi and plant roots.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Beneath the ground, vast networks of fungi quietly support plant life and play an important role in regulating the planet's climate by helping move carbon into soils.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, commonly called AM fungi, form mutually beneficial relationships with approximately ~70% of plant species worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
Learn what the policy does and doesn’t cover; read about the sublimits like a 1% match limit or a $10,000 limit for fungi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
And they’d make stunning companions to the purple fungi that spread like a lumpy blanket over the fallen log up there.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
After snowball Earth, titanosaurs and dawn redwoods and humongous funguses appear.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2021
The illnesses most frequently reported by migrants who make it across the jungle are foot funguses, gastrointestinal problems and respiratory infections.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
In 1962, Rachel Carson published the book “Silent Spring,” which convincingly argued that chemicals used to kill insects, funguses and pests were also killing birds and harming the environment.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2016
This makes your entire body hypersensitive to all forms of irritants, including weather changes, certain food proteins, and funguses.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010
"I have heard that the white edible funguses are found principally at the edge of the wood, though I can't tell them apart."
From Anna Karenina by Garnett, Constance
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