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Filamentous fungi control multiphase flow and fluid distribution in porous media

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Nature Physics, Published online: 01 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03020-6

Filamentous fungi often grow in porous environments with multiphase flow. Now it is shown that these fungi can actively induce multiphase flow and mobilize trapped fluid phases in porous media.