Sentences with phrase «by a fungus called»

This chili — and many like it — is plagued by a fungus called Fusarium, which enters the peppers once bugs have poked holes in them and eats away the seeds.

Coffee drinkers recoiled in horror when news that their favorite plant had come under serious attack by a fungus called rust this year.

Ringworm, which is actually not a worm but a fungus on the skin and top layers of hair, is caused by fungi called dermatophytes.

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A book called Know the Cause by Doug Kaufmann, talks about the fungus link to many diseases.

Mycotoxic lupinosis is a disease caused by lupin material that is infected with the fungus Diaporthe toxica; [14] the fungus produces mycotoxins called phomopsins, which cause liver damage.

It's caused by the overgrowth of a type of fungus called Candida albicans (also referred to as Monilia, candidiasis, or candidosis).

Diaper rashes caused by infection with a yeast (fungus) called Candida are most common in babies between 4 and 15 months old.

Diaper rash that lasts for more than a few days, even with changes to the diapering routine, might be caused by a yeast called Candida albicans (a type of fungus).

These fungi influence our brains by producing a compound called psilocybin, but the origin of this chemical may have little to do with discovering fundamental truth

By extension, it designates the entire fungus producing the fruiting body of such appearance, the former consisting of a network (called the mycelium) of filaments or hyphae.

All organisms, from mammals to fungi, have daily cycles controlled by a tightly regulated internal clock, called the circadian clock.

Though the new mechanism was discovered in a fungus called Mucor circinelloides, it is likely to be employed by other fungi as well as bacteria, viruses and other organisms to withstand treatment with various drugs.

Peppers can fight the fungus by producing a chemical called capsaicin, the chemical that gives chilies their characteristic, painful heat.

To him they resemble spore sacs formed by modern single - celled organisms called mesomycetozoeans, which sit between animals and fungi on the tree of life.

New research shows that a little - known fungus called Pichia lives in healthy mouths and may play an important role in protecting us from an infection caused by the harmful fungus Candida.

This is opportunistic fungus called candida albicans (red) engulfed by CX3CR1 + phagocytes (green) in the gut villi (blue).

Chytridiomycosis is caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a species from a group of fungi called chytrids.

The chronic skin condition can be caused by dry skin, a sensitivity to certain hair products, or a yeast - like fungus called Malassezia.

Mycotoxic lupinosis is a disease caused by lupin material that is infected with the fungus Diaporthe toxica; [14] the fungus produces mycotoxins called phomopsins, which cause liver damage.

Roquefort and other blue cheeses hold an element called roquefortine C, which is a substance produced by the fungus used to produce these cheeses.

Ringworm, more correctly called dermatophytosis, is a contagious disease caused by an infection of the skin, fur and / or nails with particular types of fungi.

Fecal samples may be examined for the presence of fungi and gastrointestinal parasites by procedures called fecal floatation, direct fecal smear, fungal culture and / or bacterial culture.

Join Lorimoto, our crowned - monarchs - of - the - outliers, for this high quality and well worth the trip exhibition which will include the large scale drawings of ornate fungus by Alex Chowaniec, paired paintings by Max Yawney, two kinetic sculptures by Charlotte Becket, and a larger than life sculpture called «Chainsaw Blue» by Nao Matsumoto.

The population has declined dramatically due to a disease called «White Nose Syndrome,» a fungus that humans help spread by disturbing bat hibernation sites.

Called the «humongous fungus,» a growth of Armillaria ostoyae now devastating areas of Oregon's Malheur National Forest consists of one huge organism linked together by nets of underground tendrils known as rhizomorphs.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, a steroid called methylprednisolone acetate that was contaminated by a fungus may have been injected into about 13,000 people in 23 US states.