Fungi that are medically relevant to humans and their prospect in a global warming scenario

Pathogenic fungi are medically important organisms that have recently attracted a great deal of attention due to their exacerbated virulence in an uncontrolled global warming scenario. The identification, treatment, and control of these fungi are time consuming and complicated. This revie...

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Main Authors: Bernardo Franco, Naurú Idalia Vargas-Maya, Felipe Padilla-Vaca, Fátima Berenice Ramírez-Montiel, José Ascención Martínez-Álvarez
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Published: Academia.edu Journals 2024-11-01
Series:Academia Molecular Biology and Genomics
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description Pathogenic fungi are medically important organisms that have recently attracted a great deal of attention due to their exacerbated virulence in an uncontrolled global warming scenario. The identification, treatment, and control of these fungi are time consuming and complicated. This review focuses on the most important aspects of some of these fungi, specifically from the genera Sporothrix, Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, and Paracoccidioides. It also explains how the biological traits of these fungi allow them to adapt to their surrounding environment and evade the host immune system. Their ability to survive in different cellular forms makes the treatment and control of infections and outcomes more complicated. Finally, we discuss and provide data suggesting the prevalence of pathogenic fungi is a major threat to human health in developing countries due to increasing global warming.
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spelling doaj-art-66d149553e454e20afbc2cf97088d3ea2025-08-20T02:39:12ZengAcademia.edu JournalsAcademia Molecular Biology and Genomics3064-97652024-11-011110.20935/AcadMolBioGen7400Fungi that are medically relevant to humans and their prospect in a global warming scenarioBernardo Franco0Naurú Idalia Vargas-Maya1Felipe Padilla-Vaca2Fátima Berenice Ramírez-Montiel3José Ascención Martínez-Álvarez4Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico.Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico.Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico.Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico.Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico. Pathogenic fungi are medically important organisms that have recently attracted a great deal of attention due to their exacerbated virulence in an uncontrolled global warming scenario. The identification, treatment, and control of these fungi are time consuming and complicated. This review focuses on the most important aspects of some of these fungi, specifically from the genera Sporothrix, Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, and Paracoccidioides. It also explains how the biological traits of these fungi allow them to adapt to their surrounding environment and evade the host immune system. Their ability to survive in different cellular forms makes the treatment and control of infections and outcomes more complicated. Finally, we discuss and provide data suggesting the prevalence of pathogenic fungi is a major threat to human health in developing countries due to increasing global warming.https://www.academia.edu/125484196/Fungi_that_are_medically_relevant_to_humans_and_their_prospect_in_a_global_warming_scenario
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title_short Fungi that are medically relevant to humans and their prospect in a global warming scenario
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