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Advances in the identification of Malassezia.
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Feb 2011
Cafarchia Claudia, Gasser Robin B, Figueredo Luciana A, Latrofa Maria Stefania, Otranto Domenico
Abstract excerpt
Members of the genus Malassezia are lypophilic and/or lipid-dependent, unipolar budding yeasts that can become pathogenic under the influence of particular predisposing factors (e.g., changes in the cutaneous microenvironment and/or alterations in host defences). This genus comprises at least 14 species, which have been identified traditionally based on their morphology and biochemical features. However, phenetic...
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