Let’s Become Fungal!

Deadly fungal storms are now sweeping the US – and spreading a disease few doctors recognise | BBC Science Focus Magazine

As the US dries out, giant storms of dust are becoming increasingly common across the southwest

Wild About Mushrooms: Contents

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The mycobiota: interactions between commensal fungi and the host immune system

The fungal microbiota, or 'mycobiota', is an understudied component of the microflora that is found on all mucosal surfaces and on the skin.Like other microorganisms, fungi interact with the immune system at these surfaces in ways that are important both for host defence and for regulating the immune system.Investigators who study the mycobiota face both biological and bioinformatic challenges.The study of human genetic disorders and genetic polymorphisms teaches us about the mechanisms by which commensal and pathogenic fungi interact with the immune system.

spores.garden

Curate your ideas, collect flowers, and discover other gardens.

Termitomyces

Termitomyces is a genus of basidiomycete fungi known as termite mushrooms in Lyophyllaceae family farmed by fungus-growing termites. The fungi and the termites interdepend to live, as the termites house and culture the fungi, and the fungi in turn provide foods for the termites. Often after a raining, the fungi grow mushrooms, which are edible and highly regarded for their flavor.

Controlled Mold

A blog about fermentation, engineering, and cell-ag. We run wild experiments on microbes and try to eat them, all with the help of computers and math.

juprodh.bsky.social/lichen.wiki

🌿 Collaborative wiki on ATProto

A Cell So Minimal That It Challenges Definitions of Life | Quanta Magazine

The newly described microbe represents a world of parasitic, intercellular biodiversity only beginning to be revealed by genome sequencing.