

For many fungi, the capacity to sense environmental cues and transition between distinct morphologies has a profound impact on their ability to reproduce, forage for nutrients, invade tissues, and evade immune responses ( 3, 4). The fungal kingdom includes millions of species ( 1), ranging from the largest organism on earth ( 2) to a myriad of microscopic species, some of which are pathogenic for plants and animals. Here, we focus on poignant examples of emerging fungal threats in each of three areas: human health, wildlife biodiversity, and food security. Coordinated international research efforts, enhanced technology translation, and greater policy outreach by scientists are needed to more fully understand the biology and drivers that underlie the emergence of fungal diseases and to mitigate against their impacts. Further, ingestion of mycotoxins contributes to ill health and causes cancer. Indeed, across agriculture, such fungal diseases of plants include new devastating epidemics of trees and jeopardize food security worldwide by causing epidemics in staple and commodity crops that feed billions. Approximately 8,000 species of fungi and Oomycetes are associated with plant disease. More broadly, there has been an unprecedented and worldwide emergence of fungal pathogens affecting animal and plant biodiversity. These organisms pose a growing threat to human health with the global increase in the incidence of invasive fungal infections, prevalence of fungal allergy, and the evolution of fungal pathogens resistant to some or all current classes of antifungals. Approximately 625 fungal species have been reported to infect vertebrates, 200 of which can be human associated, either as commensals and members of our microbiome or as pathogens that cause infectious diseases.

We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.The fungal kingdom includes at least 6 million eukaryotic species and is remarkable with respect to its profound impact on global health, biodiversity, ecology, agriculture, manufacturing, and biomedical research. If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.ĭepending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary. You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. To return your product, you should mail your product to: 4833 McGahee Rd Evans Georgia US 30809 If the item wasn’t marked as a gift when purchased, or the gift giver had the order shipped to themselves to give to you later, we will send a refund to the gift giver and he will find out about your return. Once the returned item is received, a gift certificate will be mailed to you. If the item was marked as a gift when purchased and shipped directly to you, you’ll receive a gift credit for the value of your return. If you need to exchange it for the same item, send us an email at and send your item to: 4833 McGahee Rd Evans Georgia US 30809. We only replace items if they are defective or damaged. Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be refunded. If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at items (if applicable) There is often some processing time before a refund is posted. Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted. If you haven’t received a refund yet, first check your bank account again.

If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund. Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)Īny item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our errorĪny item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase. Several types of goods are exempt from being returned.

It must also be in the original packaging. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange.
