# Relivance of fungi {background-color="black" background-image="inclusions/blurred-asper.jpg" background-size="cover" background-opacity="0.5"}
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* Fungi are a diverse taxa.
* A lot good things
- Fermentation.
- Plant health.
- Nutrient cycling.
* A lot of chaos too
- Food insecurity.
- Toxicity of food.
- Diseases in animals.
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## The WHO priority pathogens {background-color="black" background-image="inclusions/blurred-asper.jpg" background-size="cover" background-opacity="0.5"}
![The priority fungal pathogens identified by
the WHO [@worldhealthorganizationwhoWHOFungalPriority2022]](