Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
By IDSE News Staff
A common skin fungus, Malassezia globosa can invade deep tissues and may contribute to tumor growth, according to a new study (mBio 2024 Sep 5. doi:10.1128/mbio.01993-24).
An increasing number of studies have shown a relationship between fungus and cancer. In the new study, Qi-Ming Wang, PhD, and colleagues subjected mouse breast cancer cells to tumor transplantation and then injected the M.