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drhoz in wtf_nature

Assorted Parasitic Fungi

Jan 11, 2008 21:31

This is going to be a brief overview - I could happily waffle on about parasitic fungi, for weeks, but I suspect you'll prefer a relatively brief entry suitably tagged, as opposed to 50-odd entries clogging up your friends-list.

A very few interesting things about parasitic fungi, off the top of my head. Not that the fungi in question are off the ( Read more... )

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dreams_of_ice January 11 2008, 12:50:38 UTC

Two things....Number one...ewww evil fungi!

Number two, I <3 your icon

drhoz January 11 2008, 13:05:08 UTC

thankyou :)

tickflicker January 11 2008, 21:08:23 UTC

Speaking of loving icons, when I read your comment, in my head I heard
"What's your name?"
"STAR."
I know that's not the same scene, but yeah. Great icon.

dreams_of_ice January 12 2008, 07:09:23 UTC

LoL thanks. I love Lost Boys. This icon was for a crossover fanfiction I wrote a few years back lol.

fusion_mobile January 11 2008, 13:06:33 UTC

There's a fungus among us.

drhoz January 11 2008, 13:09:31 UTC

it's okay, he's a fun guy.

synchra January 11 2008, 13:10:18 UTC

hahahha weird we were talking about these at work today. XD

drhoz January 11 2008, 13:17:26 UTC

which ones?

synchra January 11 2008, 21:51:23 UTC

The ones that like, take over animals moreso, but just parasitic fungi in general. XD

drhoz January 11 2008, 21:54:16 UTC

:D get any good reactions?

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gemfyre January 11 2008, 13:44:59 UTC

Mushrooms.

In your nose.

*shudders*

P.S. there seems to be an html error somewhere in the post - might wanna fix that.

drhoz January 11 2008, 14:36:37 UTC

there is?? working fine here...

tanukisuit January 11 2008, 14:05:02 UTC

oh dandruff is a fungus? No wonder tea tree oil helps at diminishing it. Hmmm

drhoz January 11 2008, 14:37:46 UTC

"Common older literature cites the fungus Malassezia furfur (previously known as Pityrosporum ovale) as the cause of dandruff. While this fungus is found naturally on the skin surface of both healthy people and those with dandruff, it was discovered that a scalp specific fungus, Malassezia globosa, is the responsible agent.[8] This fungus metabolizes triglycerides present in sebum by the expression of lipase, resulting in a lipid byproduct oleic acid (OA). Penetration by OA of the top layer of the epidermis, the stratum corneum, results in an inflammatory response in susceptible persons which disturbs homeostasis and results in erratic cleavage of stratum corneum cells.[5]"