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New Drug-Resistant Yeast Shows Warming May Worsen Fungal Disease

New Drug-Resistant Yeast Shows Warming May Worsen Fungal Disease

What they found

Chinese researchers found a new yeast pathogen resistant to common antifungals that becomes more resistant at warmer temperatures.

Chinese researchers found a new yeast pathogen resistant to common antifungals that becomes more resistant at warmer temperatures.

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Lab dish

Lab dish

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Lab – cell study

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Researchers in China have identified a new yeast pathogen that's worryingly resistant to common antifungal drugs and grows more resistant in warmer temperatures. This discovery hints at how global warming could be making fungal diseases tougher to tackle.

Researchers in China have identified a new yeast pathogen that's worryingly resistant to common antifungal drugs and grows more resistant in warmer temperatures. This discovery hints at how global warming could be making fungal diseases tougher to tackle.

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