fungus

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Spruce bark contains high levels of phenolic compounds that help protect trees from harmful fungi.

From Science Daily

"It's not fungi, it's not a plant, it's not animal. It's more closely related to an amoeba," Barry explains.

From BBC

"These thousands of newly found species each year are not just microscopic organisms, but include insects, plants, fungi and even hundreds of new vertebrates."

From Science Daily

A JP Morgan banker might seem an unlikely character in a book about fungi.

From Los Angeles Times

Once infection occurs, about 45 percent of patients die, and the fungus is resistant to all major types of antifungal drugs.

From Science Daily