EUGENE, Ore. — There’s a silver lining to everything – including a fungus living on your skin.
Turns out, that fungus could help destroy drug-resistant bacteria – including those that can cause staph infections.
A new report by the University of Oregon describes how the skin fungus Malassezia eats the oil and fats present on our skin, and leaves behind a fatty acid that targets staphylococcus, which lives in one out of every three noses and is the primary cause of staph infections…