Isolated bacteria being deposited on metal plate. Credit: B. Buescher, University Hospital Essen

Isolated bacteria being deposited on metal plate. Credit: B. Buescher, University Hospital Essen

27 January 2012 Michigan State University/Science

Researchers show how new viruses evolve

Researchers at Michigan State University have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how...

25 January 2012 SGM/Journal of Medical Microbiology

New detection method for UTI-causing bacteria

A new method for identifying bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) will lead to much faster,...

23 January 2012 Duke University Med Center/Nature Materials

Vaccines to boost immunity where it counts

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have created synthetic nanoparticles that target lymph nodes...

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Les Baillie is a professor for Microbiology at Cardiff University. The principal focus of his research career has been on the organism Bacillus anthracis and its illicit use as a bio-weapon. Early work was driven by the need to develop detection assays and medical countermeasures. Currently the focus of his research is on understanding the biology of Bacillus anthracis.

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Aspergillus fumigatus has emerged as the most frequent cause of invasive fungal infections in Europe. © Dr. David Midgley
Aspergillus fumigatus has emerged as the most frequent cause of invasive fungal infections in Europe. © Dr. David Midgley (Culture and Photo)

04 October 2011   Martina Bünnige

From Aspergillus to Zygomycetes: Invasion of the Fungi

It sounds like a scene out of a horror movie: Tiny spores of rot-eating fungi, finely dispersed in the air, are inhaled and reach the pulmonary alveoli. There, they mature into fungus mycelium, decompose the lungs and keep growing in the bloodstream, to beset other vital inner organs and destroy them. Yet, systemic fungal infections are a real risk in many medical fields. The course of the disease is serious and any delay in its treatment increases the mortality. Which is already high: Depending on the fungus, the health status of the patient and the concomitant treatment, it lies between 30 and 90 percent.

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