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American Society for Microbiology
Fungi the cause of many outbreaks of disease but mostly ignored
July 16th, 2008
Fungi can cause a number of life-threatening diseases but they also are becoming increasingly useful to science and manufacturing every year. However, many people, scientists among them, are largely unaware of the roles fungi play in the world around us. Research on fungi and fungal diseases are seriously neglected as a result – a situation with grave negative repercussions for human health, agriculture, and the environment-- according to The Fungal Kingdom: Diverse and Essential Roles in Earth's Ecosystem, a new report from the American Academy of Microbiology. The report is the product of a colloquium convened by the Academy in November, 2007, where experts in mycology, medicine, plant...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-16)
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