news 2019

Research project at Freie Universität Berlin to reduce microorganisms on eggshells receives grant from German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food No 040/2019 from Feb 18, 2019 The German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) is supporting the work of a research group at Freie Universität Berlin aiming to reduce the number of microorganisms on eggshells.

Research team clarifies the mechanism of gliotoxin, a mycotoxin from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Life Dr. Thorsten Heinekamp of the Jena research team inspects a petri dish with Aspergillus fumigatus. Image: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU It is everywhere - and it is extremely dangerous for people with a weakened immune system.

Under the influence of the drug fluconazole, the fungus Candida albicans can change its mode of reproduction and thus become even more resistant. Scientists at the University of Würzburg report this in the journal mBio. The yeast Candida albicans occurs in most healthy people as a harmless colonizer in the digestive tract.