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Frogs flown from Montserrat to flee deadly fungus
May 09, 2009 |
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(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. The dense forest of this tiny British ...
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Deadly frog fungus found in Japan
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Jun 13, 2007 |
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A deadly parasitic fungus that has been killing frogs around the world has has been found in wild frogs in Japan for the first time.
A new test for a deadly fungal infection in patients with damaged immune systems
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A quicker, cheaper and more accurate test for deadly Aspergillus fumigatus fungal infections in patients with damaged or suppressed immune systems was described today, (Thursday 2 April) at the Society for General Microb ...
Bullfrogs may be deadly fungus carriers
May 24, 2006 |
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A British-led study suggests the introduction of the North American bullfrog into many nations might be causing the spread of a deadly fungus.
Bacteria show promise in fending off global amphibian killer
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May 23, 2007 |
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First in a petri dish and now on live salamanders, probiotic bacteria seem to repel a deadly fungus being blamed for worldwide amphibian deaths and even extinctions. Though the research is in its early stages, scientists ...
Scientist Working to Find Cure for Common Bloodstream Infection
Dec 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bloodstream infections frequently occur and commonly cause death among critically ill patients. Scientists at the University of Maine may have unlocked the answer to treating one of these infections that ...
Laurel wilt of redbay and sassafras: Will avocados be next?
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Apr 02, 2008 |
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Scientists with the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS), Iowa State University, and the Florida Division of Forestry have provided the first description of a fungus responsible for the wilt of redbay trees ...
Scorpion Toxin Makes Fungus Deadly to Insect Pests
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Nov 12, 2007 |
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University of Maryland entomology professor Raymond St. Leger has discovered how to use scorpion genes to create a hypervirulent fungus that can kill specific insect pests, including mosquitoes that carry ...
Captive breeding introduced infectious disease to Mallorcan amphibians
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Sep 22, 2008 |
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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, according to a new study published ...
Scientists discover how deadly fungus protects itself
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how a deadly microbe evades the human immune system and causes disease.
Intensive fungicide use may lead to azole resistance in humans
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from the Netherlands, including Gert Kema of Plant Research International, published an article in the Lancet Infectious Diseases about the relationship between fungic ...
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