Science news articles about 'deadly fungus'

The U.S. Forest Service has closed caves to control deadly fungus.

... JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Scientists are airlifting dozens of one of the world's largest frogs off of Montserrat island to save them from a deadly fungus devastating their dwindling habitat....

Sunbathing tree frogs may hold the key to understanding how a deadly fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world.

... key element in the killing process. Because the fungus is so ancient, it differs wildly from most species ... similar fungi that do not kill frogs. But in this deadly fungus, genes in the family appear 29 ...

... have known that the capsule surrounding C. neoformans is essential to its ability to cause disease. When the fungus enters a host, the capsule begins to enlarge. "As the capsule grows larger, it ...

Researchers have discovered how a deadly microbe evades the human immune system and causes disease. The study may help scientists develop new therapies or vaccines against infections caused by ...

Researchers in Canada and the U.S. say they think putting heated bat boxes in cold caves during the winter may help lower the number of bats dying from a deadly fungus known as white-nose syndrome.

Wheat crops resistant to the deadly fungus 'Ug99' have been developed by a collaboration between Kenyan and Mexican researchers.

... leptodactylus fallax) from their natural habitat was taken in the face of the spread of the chytrid fungus, which is devastating amphibian populations worldwide.The Zoological Society London (ZSL) and ...

Texas officials are considering closing the state's caves out of fear that a deadly fungus associated with the growing number of bat deaths in the Northeastern United States may spread to this part of ...

Deadly chytrid fungus hits rare frog species the hardest.

Biologists say the only way to keep a deadly fungus from wiping out the golden frog, one of Panama's most beloved national symbols, may be to keep them in captivity.

... red-backed salamanders, wards off the deadly chytridiomycosis fungus. In late 2004, Australian researchers ... clearly showed the skin bacteria repelling the deadly fungus. She then tested pedobacter on ...

... and a conservationist from The University of Manchester are heading for the rain forests of Costa Rica - in a bid to understand more about a deadly fungus that is killing amphibians around the world.

A potentially deadly fungus that can kill frogs and toads was inadvertently introduced into Mallorca by a captive breeding program that was reintroducing a rare species of toad into the wild, ...