A bee researcher finds that his subjects are protected from viral infections when they dine on fungus.

Under one name the species is used in food fermentation, and under the other it is a drug-resistant cause of yeast infections.

Fungal pathways in cheese rinds affect the composition of bacterial communities residing there.

Scientists discover the real pollinators of a popular houseplant flower. 

Artists paint with colorful microbes on agar palettes for the American Society for Microbiology's Agar Art Contest.

Researchers identify differences in the composition of microbial species living on the scalps of people with different levels of dandruff.

In yew trees, Taxol-producing fungi function as an immune system to ward off pathogens.

The fungal and bacterial communities in household dust can reveal some details about a building’s inhabitants.

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