This Common Fungus Found on Human Skin Wipes Out Deadly Superbug

Skin Close UpThe yeast Malassezia helps protect the skin from bacterial infections, but only up to a certain point. Scientists at the University of Oregon have identified a molecule produced by a common yeast found on human skin that exhibits strong antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium responsible for approximately 500,000 hospitalizations each year in the […] Read More

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