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Revised culture-based system for identification of Malassezia species.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2007
Kaneko Takamasa, Makimura Koichi, Abe Michiko, Shiota Ryoko, Nakamura Yuka, Kano Rui, Hasegawa Atsuhiko, Sugita Takashi, Shibuya Shuichi, Watanabe Shinichi, Yamaguchi Hideyo, Abe Shigeru, Okamura Noboru
Abstract excerpt
Forty-six strains of Malassezia spp. with atypical biochemical features were isolated from 366 fresh clinical isolates from human subjects and dogs. Isolates obtained in this study included 2 (4.7%) lipid-dependent M. pachydermatis isolates; 1 (2.4%) precipitate-producing and 6 (14.6%) non-polyethoxylated castor oil (Cremophor EL)-assimilating M. furfur isolates; and 37 (34.3%) M. slooffiae isolates that were...
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