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The fungus has long been recognised to have antibacterial properties: the addition of the fungus to soup broth was known to prevent it from spoiling for several days. [69] One of the responsible antibiotics, albaflavenone, was isolated in 2011. It is a sesquiterpenoid that was already known from the soil bacterium Streptomyces albidoflavus. [69]
Victims feed on blood. While in the body, it is anaerobic, and causes the victim to exhibit vampire-like behavior. Outside the body, it sporulates into dust. If an infected person is cut deep enough, the bacteria turns them into powder. Can be treated, but not cured, with a pill containing a fusion inhibitor and dehydrated blood. Venus particle
Cordyceps, a fungus, turned people into zombies on The Last of Us, but in real life, it might have potential health benefits. Cordyceps, a fungus, turned people into zombies on The Last of Us, but ...
The spread of the parasitic fungus is limited by defensive chemicals produced by the tree, resulting in circular patches of damaged tissue. Insects often adapt their nests to reduce parasitism. For example, one of the key reasons why the wasp Polistes canadensis nests across multiple combs , rather than building a single comb like much of the ...
Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, [3] [4] is a severe fungal infection [11] that comes under fulminant fungal sinusitis, [12] usually in people who are immunocompromised. [ 9 ] [ 13 ] It is curable only when diagnosed early. [ 12 ]
That said, there certainly are people who consider themselves vampires. And, yes, they drink blood. There are energy vampires as well, like Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), the emotionally-draining ...
In the stomach and small intestine, relatively few species of bacteria are generally present. [6] [18] Fungi, protists, archaea, and viruses are also present in the gut flora, but less is known about their activities. [19] Candida albicans, a dimorphic fungus that grows as a yeast in the gut
Although many people have a fear of mushroom poisoning by "toadstools", only a small number of the many macroscopic fruiting bodies commonly known as mushrooms and toadstools have proven fatal to humans. This list is not exhaustive and does not contain many fungi that, although not deadly, are still harmful.