• Question: hi, i just wanted to know is all fungi bad for people

    Asked by beaver1997 to Donna on 14 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Donna MacCallum answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      @beaver1997 This is a really good question. There are a huge number of different fungi that have been identified (approx. 200,000 species) – yet fewer than 200 are actually associated with human disease. In fact, some fungi are the producers of antibiotics that actually HELP us fight bacterial infections – cool, huh?

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