Shenade Annie Kerketta, Amity University Kolkata A Lichen is an organism made up of two other organisms – fungus and alga/cyanobacterium. The fungus lacks chlorophyll meaning it cannot produce its food. So, it consumes organic compounds (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins). Alga/cyanobacterium, on the other hand, does include chlorophyll thereby, producing its food. Now, some species of the […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata After Black and White Fungus, the first case of “Yellow Fungus” has been reported from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. A 45-year-old patient, resident of Sanjay Nagar in Harsh Hospital was found to have symptoms of Yellow Fungus. The patient also had symptoms of Black and White Fungus, according to an […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Amidst the concerns over surging cases of an aggressive and invasive fungal infection – ‘Black Fungus’ recently several cases of ‘White Fungus’ have been reported in India. This infection has been confirmed in four patients in Bihar one of them being a famous doctor in Patna. This infection is said […]
–Anuska Sen, Team bioXone Although it seems questionable whether a fungus can endanger amphibian lives, pieces of evidence prove that they have already been responsible for the extinction of over 30 amphibian species. This disastrous water-borne fungus named Chytrid fungus is so widespread that it is said to be present in every part of the […]
