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Description of a New Yeast Species, <i>Malassezia japonica</i> , and Its Detection in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Subjects
1 Oct 2003
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Lipophilic yeasts of the genus Malassezia are part of the normal cutaneous microflora and are considered one of the factors that trigger atopic dermatitis (AD). We isolated two strains of Malassezia from a healthy Japanese female. Analysis of the D1/D2 26S ribosomal DNA and internal transcribed spacer region sequences of the isolates suggested that they are new members of the genus Malassezia. We propose the name...
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