"Fungi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies.
| Descriptor ID |
D005658
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Fungi, Filamentous- Fungi, Filamentous
- Filamentous Fungi
- Filamentous Fungus
- Fungus, Filamentous
- Molds
- Mold
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fungi" by people in Profiles.
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Increased fungal burden in the gastrointestinal tract of brain-dead organ donors. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Aug 05; 13(8):e0334124.
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Celebrating the fifth edition of the International Symposium on Fungal Stress - ISFUS, a decade after its 2014 debut. Fungal Biol. 2025 Aug; 129(5):101590.
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Update on the Role of Fungus in Allergy, Asthma, and the Unified Airway. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2024 Apr; 57(2):279-292.
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Comparison of Bruker Biotyper? and Vitek? MS matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry platforms for the identification of filamentous fungi. Future Microbiol. 2023 06; 18:553-561.
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Temporal changes in gastrointestinal fungi and the risk of autoimmunity during early childhood: the TEDDY study. Nat Commun. 2022 06 07; 13(1):3151.
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Fungal Spore Richness in School Classrooms is Related to Surrounding Forest in a Season-Dependent Manner. Microb Ecol. 2022 Aug; 84(2):351-362.
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The impact of fungal allergic sensitization on asthma. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2021 01; 27(1):3-8.
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A cross sectional study to observe the diversity of fungal species in Onychomycosis isolated from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi. J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Jan; 71(1(A)):51-54.
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In Vivo Entombment of Bacteria and Fungi during Calcium Oxalate, Brushite, and Struvite Urolithiasis. Kidney360. 2021 02 25; 2(2):298-311.
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Fungal cutaneous microbiome and host determinants in preterm and term neonates. Pediatr Res. 2020 08; 88(2):225-233.