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Pathogenic fungi find new habitat on microplastic particles in soils Representatives of numerous pathogenic fungal species are finding new habitat on microplastic particles in the soil and could thus be one of the possible causes of an increase in fungal infections. Researchers from Bayreuth, Hannover and Munich demonstrated this in a new study. Using high-throughput methods, the scientists analyzed fungal communities from soil samples taken from sites near human settlements in western Kenya. The findings of this research have been published in the journal Scientific Reports. This study is the first to focus on fungal communities on microplastic particles in the soil. Many of the species detected belong to groups of fungi that are pathogenic to plants, animals and humans. Pathogenic microfungi are able to colonize the otherwise inhospitable surfaces of microplastic particles due to their characteristic adhesive lifestyle. Furthermore, they are able to withstand strong solar radiati

Gerhard ramboldGerasimos gkoutselisEmily hendersonDepartment of mycologyCollaborative research centreLeibniz university hanoverLudwig maximilian university of munichUniversity of bayreuthUniversity of bayreuth department mycologyThird worldScientific reportsLudwig maximilian universityResearch centreஎமிலி ஹென்டர்சன்துறை ஆஃப் மைக்காலஜிகூட்டு ஆராய்ச்சி மையம்