Human external ear canal as the specific reservoir of Malassezia slooffiae.

Autor: Kaneko, Takamasa, Shiota, Ryoko, Shibuya, Shuichirou, Watanabe, Shinichi, Umeda, Yoshiko, Takeshita, Kimiko, Yamamoto, Mami, Nishioka, Keiko, Makimura, Koichi
Zdroj: Medical Mycology; Sep2010, Vol. 48 Issue 6, p824-827, 4p
Abstrakt: The incidence of Malassezia species recovered from the external ear canal was characterized using culture medium optimized for Malassezia spp., CHROMagar Malassezia. The results of this study indicated that in healthy individuals M. slooffiae was the dominant Malassezia species followed by M. restricta. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index