In early animal studies, the NXT-2 vaccine has looked effective against both life-threatening and common fungal infections.

No single way to adapt to climate change. The researchers tracked the evolution of thermal performance curves (TPCs) in populations of eight genetically and ecologically diverse species of yeast ...

The mycobiome may be important because the yeast species are involved in fermentation of carbohydrates. As we know, the low FODMAP diet attempts to reduce fermentation by microbes in the gut, ...

A fungal infection of the genitals can affect anyone. It is caused by the yeast species Candida albicans. Find out about symptoms, diagnosis, and more.

Genetic sequencing in the 1980s led researchers to discover that this lager-producing yeast has two ancestral species: S. cerevisiae and Saccharomyces eubayanus.The latter was first detected in ...

Nutritional yeast, which people may also call baker’s yeast, comes from a common species of yeast known as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. There is another form of this yeast species, which is called ...

On the fungus side, similar things were true. The yeast species that are farmed all cluster together. Same with the coral fungi, although there are two wild-living strains within that species cluster.

The yeast species Schizosaccharomyces pombe, examined in the study, has been used to brew beer for centuries. hamikus / iStock / Getty Images Plus. With their ...

What Causes Vaginal Yeast Infections? Candida albicans is a species of yeast that’s a normal part of the microbes that live in your gastrointestinal tract.. Small amounts of the yeast also live ...

While “nooch” is a relatively new term, nutritional yeast has been around for decades. According to NPR, the product hit shelves in 1950 and became popular with hippies in the late 1960s and ...

One of their favorite test subjects is the yeast species S. pombe, used for centuries in traditional brewing. As a eukaryote, it's in many ways similar to human cells, so biologists often use it ...