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Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a disease caused by fungi. [ 5][ 13] Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected; superficial, subcutaneous, and systemic. [ 3][ 6] Superficial fungal infections include common tinea of the skin, such as tinea of the body, groin, hands, feet and beard, and ...
Pathogenic fungi are fungi that cause disease in humans or other organisms. Although fungi are eukaryotic, many pathogenic fungi are microorganisms. [ 1] Approximately 300 fungi are known to be pathogenic to humans; [ 2] their study is called " medical mycology ". Fungal infections are estimated to kill more people than either tuberculosis or ...
For example, certain species eliminate or suppress the growth of harmful plant pathogens, such as insects, mites, weeds, nematodes, and other fungi that cause diseases of important crop plants. [277] This has generated strong interest in practical applications that use these fungi in the biological control of these agricultural pests.
Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants. Powdery mildew diseases are caused by many different species of ascomycete fungi in the order Erysiphales. Powdery mildew is one of the easier plant diseases to identify, as the signs of the causal pathogen are quite distinctive. Infected plants display white powdery spots ...
Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, [ 3][ 4] is a serious fungal infection that comes under fulminant fungal sinusitis, [ 11] usually in people who are immunocompromised. [ 9][ 12] It is curable only when diagnosed early. [ 11] Symptoms depend on where in the body the infection occurs. [ 13][ 14] It most commonly infects the nose, sinuses ...
Rust (fungus) Rusts are fungal plant pathogens of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales) causing plant fungal diseases . An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus Puccinia, are currently accepted. [ 3] Rust fungi are highly specialized plant pathogens with several ...
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and infection. Mycology branches into the field of phytopathology, the study of plant diseases.
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