Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture

Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture

The fungal kingdom includes at least 6 million eukaryotic species and is remarkable with respect to its profound impact on global health, biodiversity, ecology, agriculture, manufacturing, and biomedical research. Approximately 625 fungal species have been reported to infect vertebrates, 200 of whic...

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Main Authors: Matthew C. Fisher, Sarah J. Gurr, Christina A. Cuomo, David S. Blehert, Hailing Jin, Eva H. Stukenbrock, Jason E. Stajich, Regine Kahmann, Charles Boone, David W. Denning, Neil A. R. Gow, Bruce S. Klein, James W. Kronstad, Donald C. Sheppard, John W. Taylor, Gerard D. Wright, Joseph Heitman, Arturo Casadevall, Leah E. Cowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-05-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
antifungal resistance
biodiversity
food security
fungal pathogens
global health
medical mycology
plant-pathogenic fungi
wildlife pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00449-20

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00449-20

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