The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts of a thriving ecosystem ... which include fungi, bacteria, and archaea ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

Research on the gut microbiome has focused mainly on bacteria, but bacteriophages and fungi play critical roles as well, with significant influences on health and disease.

Despite these divergent responses, the functional overlap between bacteria and fungi ensures ecosystem resilience, allowing essential processes like nutrient cycling to persist even in highly ...

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The fungi colonize plant roots and help them absorb nutrients. In return, plants ...

highly resinous wood that is a formidable barrier to invasion by insects and bacteria. The resinous wood and the White Mountains' cool, dry climate also appear to keep rot-causing fungi at bay ...

And it is all thanks to native fungi and bacteria. Using chemicals like insecticide sprays to control fall armyworm has proven difficult due to a number of natural advantages the insect possesses.