Background and aim: Malassezia species are part of the resident skin flora of humans. These yeasts are associated with various superficial diseases, including seborrheic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, dandruff, and psoriasis. Various DNA-based molecular methods have been recently described to differentiate species of Malassezia. In this survey, a simple, reliable, and cost effective PCR-b...

background: members of the malassezia genus are often lipophilic, observed as budding yeasts and found as commensals in the skin of humans. this genus opportunistically reside in several areas including scalp where under the influence of particular predisposing factors, their proliferation is increased (e.g., high activation of sebaceous glands), and leads to dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis,...

Malassezia species are lipophilic yeasts that are members of the normal mycobiota of the skin and mucosal sites of a variety of homeothermic animals. They are also among the few basidiomycetous fungi, such as some Cryptococcus spp., Rhodotorula spp., and Trichosporon spp., that can produce disease in man and animals. However, in contrast with these other species, which are quite often involved ...

the aim of this study was to assess skin colonization by malassezia species in full-term healthy newborn calves and their dams. two hundred samples from the skins and ears of 50 neonatal calves and their dams were examined on two occasions, first and fourth weeks after birth. all of the samples were determined by cytological examination and fungal culture. the isolated yeasts were identified fo...

The effect of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of six novel fenpropimorph derivatives on lipid and sterol composition of Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Malassezia pachydermatis and Malassezia furfur was investigated. The MICs for the most effective derivatives were found in the range from 3.7 to 56.7 microM and were 2-3 times lower compared to the commercial fungicide bifona...

Dandruff is a common problem in both teens and adults. This study to evaluate the role of bacteria fungi associated with dandruff seborrheic dermatitis. Malassezia furfur (70%) was predominant isolate, followed by globosa (30%) which included mixed infection (15%) M. together adding as significant causative agents (p < 0.00001) compared healthy teens. A qualitative in-vitro susceptibility perfo...

BACKGROUND Canine bacterial and Malassezia paronychia are common secondary complications of atopic dermatitis and adverse food reactions. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare three different sampling methods for claw fold cytology and to evaluate the numbers of bacteria, Malassezia yeast and inflammatory cells. ANIMALS Sixty client-owned dogs were classified into three...

BACKGROUND Among the various types of folliculitis, differentiation of Malassezia folliculitis (MF) from other forms of folliculitis is important because it is usually treated with antifungal agents. OBJECTIVE We attempted to find a method to enhance the detection rate of MF, and examined the differences in the clinical manifestation between MF and non-MF (NMF). METHODS We performed a retro...

We determined the in vitro amphotericin B susceptibility of 60 Malassezia pachydermatis isolates by the CLSI broth microdilution method and the Etest using lipid-enriched media. All isolates were susceptible at MICs of ≤ 1 μg/ml, confirming the high activity of amphotericin B against this yeast species. Overall, the essential agreement between the tested methods was high (80% and 96.7% after 48...