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Distribution and Abundance of Fungi

Fungi are relatively common types of organisms. Fungi are composed of various organisms, including plants, animals as well as parasites. Fungi are widespread throughout the world, yet remain inconspicuous due to their small size and unique lifestyle. Fungi are everywhere. They are widely found in the soil, air, lakes and oceans. Additionally, fungi are found on and in plants and animals, in food and clothing and the human body. In addition, fungi are also distributed in extreme environments, such as deserts or areas with high salinity. It's worth noting that some can survive intense ultraviolet and cosmic radiation.

Structural Features

A distinguishing feature of fungi compared with plants and bacteria is that their cell walls contain chitin, not cellulose. Furthermore, fungal cells contain a membrane-bound nucleus and their chromosomes contain DNA with noncoding and coding regions. Fungi possess various cytoplasmic organelles such as mitochondria and ribosomes. Some fungi have cell walls and vacuoles. Similar to mosses and algae, fungi typically have haploid nuclei. Fungi do not perform photosynthesis. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs.

Reproduction

Fungal reproduction is closely related to the fungal lifestyle and genes. Many fungi can reproduce using more than one method, for example, in a life cycle, the reproduction may occur in two well-differentiated stages, sexual and asexual. Some species grow as single-celled yeasts that produce progeny by budding or fission. The external environment triggers a genetically determined developmental state, which contributes to the generation of specialized structures relevant to reproduction. These structures facilitate reproduction by dispersing spores or spore-bearing propagules.

Importance of Fungi

Fungi are defined as major decomposers in ecosystems. Fungi mainly live on soil or dead plant matter. They are intimately linked in the cycle of carbon and other elements. Along with bacteria, fungi play a vital role in breaking down organic matter and releasing carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus into the soil and atmosphere. Notably, fungi are essential in industrial processes such as bread and beer making. Furthermore, fungi are also used as food, for example, morels and truffles.

The fungi. Fig.1 The fungi. (Ledford, 2019)

Related Disease

Some fungi are plant parasites and are closely associated with diseases such as mold, rust, scab or canker. Fungal diseases have a huge impact on agricultural production. Some fungi contribute to the occurrence of diseases in animals such as athlete's foot, ringworm and skin diseases such as thrush in humans. In recent years, fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) have gradually become the focus of research. Invasion of the CNS is related to both the immune status of the host and the virulence of the fungal strain. Fungal infections can have fatal outcomes in immunocompromised hosts.

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Antibodies (Abs) play a crucial role in the adaptive immune response and are also closely related to the elimination of microbial pathogens. Fungal infections often occur in severely immunocompromised patients, so passive immunization with Abs is considered an attractive approach. The presence of antifungal Abs in patients with progressive fungal infection demonstrates the protective role of Abs in fungal infection. Furthermore, Abs offer new horizons for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Our Abs are suitable for a range of applications, such as western blotting, immunoprecipitation and immunohistochemistry.

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Reference

  1. Ledford, H. Billion-year-old fossils set back evolution of earliest fungi. Nature. 2019.

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