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Genotyping of Malassezia pachydermatis isolates from canine healthy skin and lesional skin of atopic dermatitis in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 31 Jul 2013
Koike Anna, Kano Rui, Nagata Masahiko, Chen Charles, Hwang Cheol-Yong, Hasegawa Atsuhiko, Kamata Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Isolates of the yeast Malassezia pachydermatis obtained from skin samples of healthy dogs and of dogs with atopic dermatitis in Japan, Taiwan and Korea were molecularly characterized using intergenic pacer 1 (IGS1) region analysis. The percentage of IGS1 subtype isolates detected in healthy skin was as follows: 1A (6%), 1B (27%), 1C (11%), 2A (6%), 2B (6%), 3A (11%), 3B (6%), 3C (3%) and 3D (24%). In contrast,...
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