In this procedure, your doctor takes a skin sample, places it on a microscope slide soaked with KOH, and looks for yeast or hyphae fungi under a microscope. Your doctor might also take a biopsy ...

Watch nutrients flow through an underground circulatory system that connects fungi and plants. A new study shows how these networks form.

Some fungi, such as Malassezia yeast, will glow under a black light. Malassezia usually glows a yellow-green color. To confirm your symptoms are caused by fungal acne, your doctor may also perform ...

a simple test to detect yeast under a microscope; culture tests, which identify the specific strain of candida; and skin scraping, which examines the affected area for fungal overgrowth.

YEAST CELLS — Brewing yeast cells are seen under a microscope as part of a study on nonalcoholic beer. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.