The fungus, candida auris (C.auris), is spreading globally and is increasingly resisting human immune systems, researchers ...

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 ...

A new study published in Ecology Letters has uncovered the mechanisms underlying plant community assembly and biodiversity ...

Pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis exploits the lateral root regulators to induce pluripotency in maize shoots; New Phytologist; DOI: 10.1111/nph.70843; Link: ...