How to Use fungal in a Sentence

fungal

adjective

• 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
• 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 airflow protects against too much moisture and the threat of fungal disease.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• The doctor on service that week was Dr. Marwan Mikheal Azar, who, as luck had it, was an expert in fungal diseases.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• Cytospora canker is one of the most common fungal diseases of Colorado blue spruce.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
• Powdery mildews are caused by fungal pathogens that are specific to a host and thrive when the days are warm to hot with cool nights and high humidity.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
• There is no cure for fungal diseases, so prevention is key.
  — oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2023
• Those dust storms can kick up dirt and soil that carry fungal spores called Coccidioides, or cocci.
  — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
• Slime molds can also do some amazing things far beyond what a simple fungal growth can do.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
• This wouldn't be possible, of course, due to the temperature of the human body, which wouldn't be able to house such a fungal infection.
  — Men's Health, 16 Jan. 2023
• In that case, your doctor will likely treat you with a topical or oral anti-fungal medicine.
  — Elizabeth Millard, Men's Health, 21 Nov. 2022
• Tinea versicolor is a yeast-like fungal infection of the skin.
  — Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 29 June 2023
• Black mucus may be a symptom of a fungal infection in rare cases.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 10 Aug. 2023
• There are a lot of complex questions about the pathogenicity of different fungal strains.
  — Rachel Crowell, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
• When it was first announced that the HBO characters would not be toting gas masks to ward off clouds of fungal spores, fans weren’t exactly pleased.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 30 Jan. 2023
• Pampas grass will not thrive and flower in full shade and will be susceptible to fungal diseases.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
• The stakes are raised when Joel learns that his cargo is miraculously immune to the fungal brain infection and may be the key to cracking a vaccine.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• The close contact with the eggs allows the adults to coat them with the right compounds to keep them moist and safe from bacterial and fungal contamination.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2023
• Athlete’s foot—also known as tinea pedis or foot ringworm—is a fungal infection that impacts the feet.
  — Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
• Ringworm Ringworm is a fungal skin infection that can be itchy.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Oct. 2023
• Then boxwood blight, a fungal disease that originated in Europe, made its way to the United States in 2011.
  — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
• For the uninitiated, jock itch is a form of fungal infection affecting the groin, according to the NHS.
  — Elle Turner, Glamour, 19 June 2023
• If this does lead to a medication that can help combat fungal spores, the medication won’t be called Neosporin.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
• The first statin, originally derived from fungal broths, was approved in 1986.
  — Matthew Herper, STAT, 3 Nov. 2022
• Chiller says twin crises are converging to make fungal infections worse.
  — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024