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A frenemy fungus provides clues about a new deadly one

  • Written by Carol A Kumamoto, Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University
The fungus _Candida albicans_ causes candidiasis, or thrush.Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com

It seems like every few years there’s a virus or bacterium that threatens human health in a new way. But a new fungus that is a threat to humans? That doesn’t happen very often. That’s why we in the medical mycology community – the...

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