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Malassezia globosa
Pathology:
- Malassezia (especially, M globosa) travel from the gut through the sphincter of Oddi to the pancreas
- in pancreatic cancer, M globosa is present in concentrations 3000 X its concentrations in normal or benignly inflamed pancreatic tissue [1]
- Malassezia triggered tumor growth involves inflammation via activation of complement C3 [1]
- M globosa is a cause of dandruff [1]
Related
dandruff
pancreatic cancer
General
Malassezia (Pityrosporum)
Properties
KINGDOM: plant
DIVISION: EUMYCOPHYTA
References
- Aykut B et al.
The fungal mycobiome promotes pancreatic oncogenesis via activation
of MBL.
Nature 2019 Oct; 574:264
PMID: 31578522
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1608-2