Nikki A. Levin, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Note: The author reported no actual or potential ...

Two recent studies, published just days apart in Nature Microbiology and Science ... The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Increased levels of Streptococcus anginosus, a common type of bacteria that usually lives in the mouth and gut, was found in the gut of recent ...

Biofilm microbiology is complex and not well represented by flask cultures. Although homogeneity allows statistical enumeration, the extent to which it reflects the real, less orderly world is ...

Candida is the yeast that most often infects the scalp. The problem can also be caused by Malassezia, a yeast that often causes dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and folliculitis (inflamed follicles).