Multiple Hybridization Events Punctuate the Evolutionary Trajectory of <i>Malassezia furfur</i>
Bart Theelen, Verónica Mixão, Giuseppe Ianiri, Joleen Pei Zhen Goh, Jan Dijksterhuis, Joseph Heitman, Thomas L. Dawson, Toni Gabaldón, Teun Boekhout
Abstract
. These findings significantly advance our understanding of the evolution of this commensal microbe and are relevant for future studies exploring the role of hybridization in the adaptation to new niches or environments, including the emergence of pathogenicity.
Topics & Concepts
MalasseziaExacerbationBiologyCystic fibrosisDiseaseInflammatory bowel diseaseMicrobiologyMedicineImmunologyGeneticsPathologyNail Diseases and TreatmentsFungal Biology and ApplicationsAntifungal resistance and susceptibility