Multiple Hybridization Events Punctuate the Evolutionary Trajectory of Malassezia furfur

Multiple Hybridization Events Punctuate the Evolutionary Trajectory of Malassezia furfur

ABSTRACT Malassezia species are important fungal skin commensals and are part of the normal microbiota of humans and other animals. However, under certain circumstances these fungi can also display a pathogenic behavior. For example, Malassezia furfur is a common commensal of human skin and yet is o...

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Main Authors: Bart Theelen, Verónica Mixão, Giuseppe Ianiri, Joleen Pei Zhen Goh, Jan Dijksterhuis, Joseph Heitman, Thomas L. Dawson, Toni Gabaldón, Teun Boekhout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-04-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Malassezia furfur
hybridization
mating
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03853-21

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03853-21

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