mastodon.world is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Generic Mastodon server for anyone to use.

Server stats:

12K
active users

#Aspergillus

0 posts0 participants0 posts today

#FungalFact 27:
#Aspergillus fumigatus conidia have the highest hydrophobicity among Aspergilli, thanks to the rodlet layer on their surface, encoded by the rodA gene.
This enhances their airborne dispersibility and environmental resilience.
Conidia nestled in soil can hitch a ride with swarming soil #bacteria Paenibacillus vortex, enabling efficient transport from one location to another. #FungiFriday #mushrooms #lichens #science #nature #mycology #forest #amanita #academia #phdlife #fungi

Researchers find unique adaptations of #fungus associated with bee bread
phys.org/news/2024-05-unique-f

An #Aspergillus flavus strain from bee bread of the Western #HoneyBee (#Apis mellifera) displays adaptations to distinctive features of the hive environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10

"The western honey bee, #ApisMellifera, stores large quantities of food in the form of #BeeBread... the abundant nutritional value of this food source also makes it an appealing target for #microorganisms."

How a toxic #fungus became the #koji mold that brings us soy sauce
knowablemagazine.org/content/a #fungi

"#Aspergillus oryzae helps to bring us #SoySauce, sake and other traditional Asian foods. It does so by breaking down proteins and starches so that other #microbes can finish off the #fermentation. But A. oryzae wasn’t always so obliging. The wild version makes potent #toxins that can poison the consumer and lead to #cancer. Plus, it’s a destructive agricultural #pest... What changed?"