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Oldest Disease-Causing Fungus

March 24 , 2024 246 days 289 0
  • A 407-million-year-old fossilized fungus was found in Natural History Museum of London.
  • This is the oldest evidence of a disease-causing fungus ever.
  • It is named Potteromyces asteroxylicola, after the renowned mycologist Beatrix Potter.

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