Aspergillus conidia (spores) are ubiquitous in the environment and thus unavoidable. In soil and on other vegetative or moist material, aspergillus species exist as saprobes, digesting dead or ...

Aspergillus, a dangerous fungus, is spreading due to climate change. A study predicts it will affect more people by 2100.

A University of Manchester study has warned that Aspergillus, a deadly airborne fungus, may become a global health threat.

consequent to a dysregulated immune response to inhaled Aspergillus conidia. The usual presentation is with poorly controlled asthma. Patients may also present with expectoration of mucus plugs ...

A new study warns that climate change may accelerate the spread of Aspergillus fungi, increasing the risk of deadly ...

Aspergillus fumigatus is a species of fungus ... The fungus can also produce airborne spores called conidia. Most people can inhale many of these spores on a daily basis. In a healthy individual ...

These are classed as ‘Conidiophores’ - an organism which forms filaments or hyphae, otherwise known as conidia (the a-sexual method of fungal reproduction). The name ‘Aspergillus’ comes ...

For all the current focus on fungal pathogens ... release different types of spores with names like sporangiospores, conidia and chlamydospores—some are delicate and unable to live without ...

A colored scanning electron micrograph of fruiting bodies of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. The round structures (conidia) are covered in tiny spores, about to be released into the air.

spherical spores called conidia that are used in reproduction. The dense line of hyphae toward the bottom of the image (3) demarks the surface of the agar that this fungus is growing on. Click on the ...