Living and Thriving on the Skin: <italic toggle="yes">Malassezia</italic> Genomes Tell the Story
ABSTRACT Our understanding of the interactions between normal skin microbiota and the human host has been greatly extended by recent investigations. In their recent study in mBio, A. Gioti et al. (mBio 4[1]:e00572-12, 2013) sequenced the genome of the atopic eczema-associated yeast, Malassezia sympo...
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| author | Marco A. Coelho José Paulo Sampaio Paula Gonçalves |
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| description | ABSTRACT Our understanding of the interactions between normal skin microbiota and the human host has been greatly extended by recent investigations. In their recent study in mBio, A. Gioti et al. (mBio 4[1]:e00572-12, 2013) sequenced the genome of the atopic eczema-associated yeast, Malassezia sympodialis, and compared its gene content and organization with that of Malassezia globosa, a species implicated in dandruff. Their findings were also contrasted with those previously obtained for Ustilago maydis, which is a close relative but ecologically distinct plant parasite. Besides gaining additional insight into key host-specific adaptations and the particular function and molecular evolution of allergens related to atopic eczema, Gioti et al. also uncovered several lines of evidence that elegantly suggest the presence of an extant sexual cycle, with important implications in disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3376a856c2a144d99da4290098425b492022-12-21T22:54:31ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologymBio2150-75112013-05-014210.1128/mBio.00117-13Living and Thriving on the Skin: <italic toggle="yes">Malassezia</italic> Genomes Tell the StoryMarco A. Coelho0José Paulo Sampaio1Paula Gonçalves2Centro de Recursos Microbiológicos (CREM), Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, PortugalCentro de Recursos Microbiológicos (CREM), Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, PortugalCentro de Recursos Microbiológicos (CREM), Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, PortugalABSTRACT Our understanding of the interactions between normal skin microbiota and the human host has been greatly extended by recent investigations. In their recent study in mBio, A. Gioti et al. (mBio 4[1]:e00572-12, 2013) sequenced the genome of the atopic eczema-associated yeast, Malassezia sympodialis, and compared its gene content and organization with that of Malassezia globosa, a species implicated in dandruff. Their findings were also contrasted with those previously obtained for Ustilago maydis, which is a close relative but ecologically distinct plant parasite. Besides gaining additional insight into key host-specific adaptations and the particular function and molecular evolution of allergens related to atopic eczema, Gioti et al. also uncovered several lines of evidence that elegantly suggest the presence of an extant sexual cycle, with important implications in disease.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00117-13 |
| spellingShingle | Marco A. Coelho José Paulo Sampaio Paula Gonçalves Living and Thriving on the Skin: <italic toggle="yes">Malassezia</italic> Genomes Tell the Story mBio |
| title | Living and Thriving on the Skin: <italic toggle="yes">Malassezia</italic> Genomes Tell the Story |
| title_full | Living and Thriving on the Skin: <italic toggle="yes">Malassezia</italic> Genomes Tell the Story |
| title_fullStr | Living and Thriving on the Skin: <italic toggle="yes">Malassezia</italic> Genomes Tell the Story |
| title_full_unstemmed | Living and Thriving on the Skin: <italic toggle="yes">Malassezia</italic> Genomes Tell the Story |
| title_short | Living and Thriving on the Skin: <italic toggle="yes">Malassezia</italic> Genomes Tell the Story |
| title_sort | living and thriving on the skin italic toggle yes malassezia italic genomes tell the story |
| url | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00117-13 |
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