[AndyJackson]

From the article Dr. Chiller theorizes that C. auris [the fungus indicated as the problem here] may have benefited from the heavy use of fungicides. His idea is that C. auris actually has existed for thousands of years, hidden in the world’s crevices, a not particularly aggressive bug. But as azoles began destroying more prevalent fungi, an opportunity arrived for C. auris to enter the breach, a germ that had the ability to readily resist fungicides now suitable for a world in which fungi less able to resist are under attack.

Virtually any competent microbiologist could perform a series of experiments in rather short order to determine whether this hypothesis has merit or not.

[Darnright]

“But as azoles began destroying more prevalent fungi, an opportunity arrived for C. auris to enter the breach, a germ that had the ability to readily resist fungicides now suitable for a world in which fungi less able to resist are under attack.”

Since when is a fungus a germ? Germ is synonymous with bacteria.

[redgolum]

Doesn’t fit the agenda.

And to be honest, how many antifugals are we using on crops? We use some on seeds, but not on finished crops.

But then Nebraska isn’t a huge test case for such things.