<em>Acremonium egyptiacum</em> under a Microscope (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

<em>Acremonium egyptiacum</em> under a Microscope

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University of Tokyo researchers genetically modified the fungus Acremonium egyptiacum so that it produces large quantities of one antibiotic, ascofuranone, which is a promising treatment for African sleeping sickness.

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Image by Motomichi Matsuzaki, CC-BY

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