Doctors in the journal Medical Mycology Case Reports said that an Indian man is the world's first human to be infected with the deadly plant fungus Chondrostereum purpureum.
A man in Kolkata caught a disease caused by a plant fungus, in what doctors believe is the first case of human infection by the microorganism. The doctors said this demonstrates the crossover of plant pathogen into humans when working in close contact with plant fungi.
A 61-year-old man visited the outpatient departme...
