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Identification of <i>Malassezia</i> species from Tunisian patients with pityriasis versicolor and normal subjects
27 Jun 2005
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BACKGROUND: The genus Malassezia (Pityrosporum), recognized as a member of microbiological flora of the skin in humans and warm-blooded animals, has been recently revised to include 10 Malassezia species. The aim of the study was the isolation, identification and analysis of Malassezia species distribution in skin of healthy volunteers and lesions of pityriasis versicolor (PV). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Specimens...
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