Molecular Identification and Prevalence of Malassezia Species in Pityriasis Versicolor Patients From Kashan, Iran
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Molecular Identification and Prevalence of Malassezia Species in Pityriasis Versicolor Patients From Kashan, Iran
BACKGROUND Malassezia species are lipophilic yeasts found on the skin surface of humans and other warm-blooded vertebrates. It is associated with various human diseases, especially pityriasis versicolor, which is a chronic superficial skin disorder. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to identify Malassezia species isolated from patients' samples affected by pityriasis versicolor, usi...
متن کاملmolecular identification and prevalence of malassezia species in pityriasis versicolor patients from kashan, iran
conclusions this study showed m. globosa to be the most common malassezia species isolated from malassezia skin disorders in kashan, iran. the pcr-rflp method was useful in the rapid identification of the malassezia species. by using these methods, the detection and identification of individual malassezia species from clinical samples was substantially easier. patients and methods a total of 14...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2008-3645,2008-4161
DOI: 10.5812/jjm.11561