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New fungal infection discovered in China
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By Emily Cooke
published 2 hours ago
Scientists uncovered a species of fungi that had never before been seen in humans. They say warmer temperatures could drive its evolution, for the worse.
Scientists in China have discovered a previously unknown fungal pathogen that can infect humans.
The fungus, called Rhodosporidiobolus fluvialis, was found in clinical samples from two unconnected hospital patients. In experiments, the researchers found that the yeast was resistant to several first-line antifungal drugs at higher temperatures — around that of the human body. This temperature also gave rise to "hypervirulent mutants" capable of causing more-severe disease in lab mice.
The findings "support the idea that global warming can promote the evolution of new fungal pathogens," the researchers behind the discovery wrote in a report published June 19 in the journal Nature Microbiology....
New fungal infection discovered in China
News
By Emily Cooke
published 2 hours ago
Scientists uncovered a species of fungi that had never before been seen in humans. They say warmer temperatures could drive its evolution, for the worse.
Scientists in China have discovered a previously unknown fungal pathogen that can infect humans.
The fungus, called Rhodosporidiobolus fluvialis, was found in clinical samples from two unconnected hospital patients. In experiments, the researchers found that the yeast was resistant to several first-line antifungal drugs at higher temperatures — around that of the human body. This temperature also gave rise to "hypervirulent mutants" capable of causing more-severe disease in lab mice.
The findings "support the idea that global warming can promote the evolution of new fungal pathogens," the researchers behind the discovery wrote in a report published June 19 in the journal Nature Microbiology....