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Genetic hitchhikers make Aspergillus infections even harder to treat

Resistance to antifungal medicines in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is proving more persistent than previously thought. Research by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), published in Current Biology, shows that fungicides used in agriculture, even those with a different mode of action from these medicines, can help maintain this resistance. This is because different resistance…

Genetic hitchhikers make Aspergillus infections even harder to treat

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