A new multi-institutional study led by researchers at Michigan State University has characterized how fungi adapt to restructure their cell walls, effectively thwarting current antifungal medications.

Bacterial cells close bacterial cell A microscopic individual cell of a bacterium. have a more simple structure compared to animal, plant and fungal cells and are usually much smaller.

plant cell or fungal cell Chloroplasts Disc-shaped structures found in cytoplasm Location where photosynthesis occurs and sugar is produced? ? Compartment in cell containing solution of salts and ...

Unlike known compounds in this family, mandimycin binds to a novel target in the fungal cell membrane and is therefore active against a range of pathogens that are resistant to related compounds.