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Characterization of Malassezia microbiota in the human external auditory canal and on the sole of the foot.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Apr 2012
Zhang Enshi, Tanaka Takafumi, Tsuboi Ryoji, Makimura Koichi, Nishikawa Akemi, Sugita Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Of the fungal skin microbiota, the lipophilic yeast genus Malassezia predominates at all body sites. Of the members of this genus, M. globosa, M. restricta, and M. sympodialis are the most common on the face, limbs, and trunk. In the present study, the Malassezia microbiotas in the external audit...
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