Electric life forms of Bacteria.

Unlike any other life on Earth, these extraordinary bacteria use energy in its purest form – they eat and breathe electrons – and they are everywhere.

To know more about this strange phenomenon in detail do visit :

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25894-meet-the-electric-life-forms-that-live-on-pure-energy/

Have a long nice look at this jaw dropping video about this phenomenon!   :o

Fungi All In !

How well do you know your fungi ? Watch this quick but highly interesting video which takes us from basics to the complex working of Fungi . Have fun :)

Cryptococcus neoformans

BASIC CHARACTERISTICS: C. neoformans grows as a yeast (unicellular) and replicates by budding. It makes hyphae during mating, and eventually creates basidiospores at the end of the hyphae before producing spores. 
INFECTION : Infection with C. neoformans is termed cryptococosis. Most infections with C. neoformans occur in the lungs. However, fungal meningitis and encephalitis, especially as a secondary infection for AIDS patients, are often caused by C. neoformans, making it a particularly dangerous fungus. Infections with this fungus are rare in those with fully functioning immune systems. So, C. neoformans is sometimes referred to as an opportunistic fungus. Cryptococcus neoformanswas the first intracellular pathogen for which the non-lytic escape process termed vomocytosis was observed.