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Genetic variability and phospholipase production of Malassezia pachydermatis isolated from dogs with diverse grades of skin lesions.
Medical mycology - 1 Sept 2010
Machado Mauro L S, Cafarchia Claudia, Otranto Domenico, Ferreira Rafael R, Bianchi Simone P, Latrofa Maria S, Parisi Antonio, Ferreiro Laerte
Abstract excerpt
Little detailed information is available on the association of Malassezia pachydermatis genotypes and the extent of skin damage that they cause. In the present study, isolates of M. pachydermatis, recovered from the skin of healthy dogs and dogs with dermatitis in Brazil, were characterized on the basis of partial sequencing of the large subunit (LSU), first internal transcribed spacer (ITS-1) and chitin synthase...
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