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Global warming could drive the emergence of new fungal pathogens

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Increased heat tolerance in fungi with pathogenic potential due to global warming could bring new fungal diseases.

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Fig. 1: Experimental infection of rabbits and mice provides evidence for a role of temperature in protecting against fungal infection, conferred by endothermy and adaptive immunity.

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A.C. was supported by National Institutes of Health grants AI052733-16, AI152078-01 and HL059842-19.

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Casadevall, A. Global warming could drive the emergence of new fungal pathogens. Nat Microbiol 8, 2217–2219 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01512-w

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