Bacteria and Fungi Found in PMP Mucin: What a New Study Shows

November 7, 2026

A new study published in Microbial Biotechnology sheds light on the microbes living inside the mucin of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). For years, researchers have suspected that bacteria may play a role in PMP. This study goes further – and identifies fungi in PMP mucin for the first time. What the researchers found Living bacteria were recovered from most of the...