Department of Biological Sciences, The Border Biomedical Research Center, The University of Texas at El Paso, TX, USA.
Microbiology (Reading). 2018 Mar;164(3):233-241. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.000620. Epub 2018 Feb 5.
Fungi are critical organisms for the environment and offer many benefits to modern society through their application in the pharmaceutical, beverage and food industries. In contrast, fungal pathogens are emerging threats to humans, animals, plants and insects with potential to cause devastating mortality, morbidity and economic loss. Outbreaks associated with anthropogenic alterations of the environment, including climate change-related events such as natural disasters, are responsible for human, animal and plant disease. Similarly, fungi and their metabolites also have a negative impact in agriculture, posing a serious threat to our food supplies. Here, we describe the existing knowledge and importance of understanding the relationship of fungi and the environment in the context of human, animal and plant disease. Our goal is to encourage communication between scientists and the general public to create informed awareness about the impact of fungi in their daily lives and their environment.
真菌是环境中至关重要的生物，通过在制药、饮料和食品行业的应用，为现代社会带来了许多益处。相比之下，真菌病原体是对人类、动物、植物和昆虫的新兴威胁，它们有可能造成毁灭性的死亡率、发病率和经济损失。与人类对环境的改变有关的爆发，包括与气候变化有关的事件，如自然灾害，是导致人类、动物和植物疾病的原因。同样，真菌及其代谢物也会对农业造成负面影响，对我们的粮食供应构成严重威胁。在这里，我们描述了在人类、动物和植物疾病的背景下了解真菌与环境关系的现有知识和重要性。我们的目标是鼓励科学家和公众之间的交流，使人们对真菌在日常生活和环境中的影响有更深入的了解。
