It's a high-priority human fungal pathogen, causing infection outbreaks of high mortality in health-care settings, according ...

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

The CDC did not report any C. auris infections in South Carolina in 2025, although neighboring states contained cases. In ...

A scientific review, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, highlighted several features which allow the fungus to ...

Candida auris is a fast-spreading, drug-resistant fungus threatening hospitals worldwide, with limited treatments and urgent ...

Drug-resistant Candida auris can withstand most disinfectants and can remain within a person's body for weeks, experts say.

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is extending its tendrils around the world. Research out this month finds that the public ...

A deadly hospital fungus that resists nearly every antifungal drug may have an unexpected weakness. Researchers discovered that Candida auris activates specific genes during infection to hunt for ...

Learn more about the chemical arms race between a fungus, a tree, and a beetle.

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.