Highlights•Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi are likely fatty acid auxotrophs.•Plants maintain an
arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM)-specific lipid biosynthesis pathway.•Independent experimental …

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterized by eczematous
lesions, itch, and a significant deterioration in the quality of life. Recently, microbiome …

Analyzing and monitoring air microbiomes in the subway environment has a great impact on
public health, especially in urban cities. In this study, temporal distribution profile of air …

Malassezia yeasts are lipid dependent and part of the human and animal skin microbiome.
However, they are also associated with a variety of dermatological conditions and even …

This interdisciplinary research on the Kiev folia, a 10th century Slavonic manuscript, shows
how material and biological analyses as well as imaging methods can be applied to answer …

The purpose of this study was to characterize the variety and diversity of the oral mycobiome
of domestic dogs and to identify the commensal and potentially pathogenic fungi present …

Chronic alcohol consumption is associated with intestinal fungal dysbiosis, yet we
understand little about how alterations of intestinal fungi (mycobiota) contribute to the …

Folliculitis is an inflammatory process involving the hair follicle, frequently attributed to
infectious causes. Malassezia, an established symbiotic yeast that can evolve to a skin …

Malassezia is a genus of lipophilic yeasts residing on the skin of warm-blooded animals.
The correlation between specific species and their involvement in skin diseases has been …

Dandruff is a common scalp condition causing both a discomfort and an undesired social
image. Various studies dating from early 1900s have investigated the condition, but …