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According to the National Library of Medicine, Cordyceps is a composite of a fungus that grows on the larva of insects, basically taking over their bodies. But it can't jump to humans .
The cordyceps "zombie fungus" in 'The Last of Us' is indeed inspired by a real fungi found in ants. But here's what that means for those of us not living in a video-game story.
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The new molecular phylogenetics studies contradicted the older classification and moved all Cordyceps species forming a sister group with Tolypocladium, into Ophiocordycipitaceae. Fungi able to parasitize ants were also included in the transfer, such as Cordyceps unilateralis which was later renamed Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. [5]
Cordyceps brain infection (CBI) The Last of Us: A mutated form of the Cordyceps fungus known as cordyceps brain infection that infects the United States in 2013, causing humans to transform into cannibalistic monsters known as the infected. The fungus destroys most of civilization over the course of 20 years, leaving 60% of humanity either ...
Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala is a species of parasitic fungus. It is entomopathogenic, meaning it grows within insects, particularly wasps of the genera Polistes, Tachytes, and Vespa. It has been reported across the Americas and China. [2] Physically, its stromata can be 2–10 cm long, and form an egg-shaped head. It is cream or yellow in ...
Tibetan nomads inspect cordyceps fungus for sale at a market in Yushu town of Qinghai province on 22 May 2016 (Getty) The latest findings confirm that cordycepin can be a “good starting point ...
Cordyceps / ˈ k ɔːr d ɪ s ɛ p s / is a genus of ascomycete fungi (sac fungi) that includes over 260 species worldwide, many of which are parasitic. Diverse variants of cordyceps have had more than 1,500 years of use in Chinese medicine . [ 1 ]