Pathogens exposed to simulated space conditions during a study triggered a weaker response from human immune cells.

Microorganisms from our planet could survive on celestial bodies where water is present, such as Mars. That is the conclusion ...

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

A research team at the University of Greifswald's Research Training Group RTG-PRO "Proteases in pathogen and host: importance ...

Rare Aspergillus steynii infection identified in humans, highlighting fungal risks and genomic surveillance needs. Read more.

Emerging infectious diseases, biodiversity loss, and anthropogenic environmental change are interconnected crises with massive social and ecological costs. In this Review, we discuss how pathogens and ...

The past few decades have seen the emergence of several diseases with drastic public health and economic consequences. Understanding routes of pathogen emergence and transmission is critical to ...

Dimorphic fungal pathogens are a unique group of organisms capable of switching between two distinct morphological forms—typically a multicellular filamentous mycelium in the environment and a ...

Definition: A pathogen is a biological agent – such as a bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite or prion – that can cause disease in a host organism. In simple terms: a pathogen is an infectious microbe ...

The global wildlife trade – especially in illegal and live-animal markets – is fueling the spread of diseases from animals to humans, according to a new study. The findings show that traded mammals ...