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. 2020 Apr 24;368(6489):365-366.
doi: 10.1126/science.aaz8086.

Cultivating fungal research

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Cultivating fungal research

Heidi H Kong et al. Science. .
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FIGURE. Fungi contribute to host health and disease
Fungal-host interactions can be beneficial (pathogen resistance, tuning host immunity) or detrimental (infection, inflammation, cancer) to the host.

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