Size matters -- in virulent fungal spores -- and suggests ways to stop a killer
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 17:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have found that larger fungal spores can be more lethal. Their findings about two different spore sizes of the fungus Mucor circinelloides, a pathogen that kills half or more of its victims, could help to develop new treatments and fight other types of fungal infections.