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Malassezia: A Commensal, Pathogen, and Mutualist of Human and Animal Skin

8 Sept 2022

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Identified in the late nineteenth century as a single species residing on human skin, Malassezia is now recognized as a diverse genus comprising 18 species inhabiting not only skin but human gut, hospital environments, and even deep-sea sponges. All cultivated Malassezia species are lipid dependent, having lost genes for lipid synthesis and carbohydrate metabolism. The surging interest in Malassezia results from...

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PMID: 36075093
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-040820-010114

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