How to Use fungal in a Sentence

fungal

adjective

• For the first few million years, the ants tended fungal species also found in the wild.
  — Byariana Remmel, science.org, 3 Oct. 2024
• The baking soda will kill the fungal spores and the oil is used as a sticker to hold the spray on the leaves longer.
  — oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2021
• In addition, most of its strains have proven resistant to at least one anti-fungal drug.
  — Connor Radnovich, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2021
• After her third chemo session, Francesca caught a fungal infection that sent her into septic shock.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2021
• As important as fungal networks are, they are often left out of conservation and climate plans.
  — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
• Over time, some of those bacteria developed an ability to outsmart their fungal rivals and thrive on their hedgehog hosts, the study showed.
  — New York Times, 5 Jan. 2022
• Older stems in Pando are also being affected by at least three diseases: sooty bark canker, leaf spot and conk fungal disease.
  — Richard Elton Walton, CNN, 29 Nov. 2021
• Over time, however, some ants evolved more multifaceted relationships with their fungal food.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
• Additionally, several trees suffer from diseases like sooty bark canker, leaf spot, and conk fungal disease.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 30 Nov. 2021
• That black and sometimes sticky covering on fruits, leaves and stems is fungal growth on excreta and sap produced by insects feeding in the trees during the growing season.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Dec. 2021
• Then, when needed, a copper fungicide can be applied to minimize fungal and bacterial problems.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Dec. 2021
• Psoriasis and fungal infections such as ringworm, both of which can cause itchy, scaly patches on the body, can also be mistaken for atopic dermatitis.
  — Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com, 2 Dec. 2021
• The main saga of The Last of Us, much like the game, begins 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed by a fungal plague.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2022
• If your rash is severe and persistent, your healthcare provider may recommend diagnostic testing, such as a skin swab (culture), to test for bacterial or fungal infections.
  — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
• Its leaves remained attached, and there was a mass of white fungal growth around the roots.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2022
• Its trunk is riddled with fungal cankers and fire scars.
  — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 7 July 2022
• For a mushroom to grow, a fungal spore has to set up shop on a surface and produce mycelia.
  — Jude Coleman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• Black spot: This is caused by the fungal pathogen Diplocarpon rosae.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
• Now the species faces a new threat: a fungal disease that eats through the shell creating a Swiss cheese effect.
  — Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2022
• Dreijer sings, their voice coated in a downy, fungal film.
  — Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2023
• Ohio ranks in the top 10 of 29 states that have reported cases of the fungal infection so far.
  — The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2023
• This attention spares our plants from pests and fungal stress.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
• The decline could be of fungal nature but does not appear to be from insects.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
• This airflow protects against too much moisture and the threat of fungal disease.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
• Tests revealed the non-native snakes carried a fungal disease that spread to the native snakes.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
• Good hand hygiene can also help, since the fungal infection is spread skin to skin.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 11 May 2023
• Needle cast is a fungal disease that causes needles to turn brown and fall off.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 20 Nov. 2023
• Wear a mask to avoid inhaling fungal spores stirred up by raking.
  — USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
• This year, the cool, wet weather, has encouraged fungal growth.
  — oregonlive, 25 June 2022
• In addition, cane wounds caused by the thorns on crossing canes allow fungal pathogens to enter the cane, which can open up the plant to cane disease.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024