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Malassezia

Known as: Malassezias, Pityrosporum, Pityrosporums 
A genus of obligatory lipophilic yeast in the phylum Basidiomycota naturally found on the skin of many warm-blooded animals. Species in this genus… 
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2017
2017
Luliconazole, a new antifungal against Candida species isolated from different sources.
2009
2009
The occurrence of yeasts belonging to genus Pityrosporum in different kinds of animals.
  • B. Gustafson
  • Acta pathologica et microbiologica Scandinavica
  • 2009
  • Corpus ID: 46258583
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Superficial fungal infections in 102 renal transplant recipients: a case-control study.
BACKGROUND Renal transplant recipients are predisposed to superficial fungal infections caused by graft-preserving… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Species identification and strain typing of Malassezia species stock strains and clinical isolates based on the DNA sequences of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1 regions.
This study demonstrated the application of internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) ribosomal DNA sequences to the species… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
In Vitro Activities of Ketoconazole, Econazole, Miconazole, and Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Oil against Malassezia Species
ABSTRACT The in vitro activities of ketoconazole, econazole, miconazole, and tea tree oil against 54 Malassezia isolates were… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Seborrhoeic dermatitis and Pityrosporum yeasts.
The connection between P. ovale and seborrhoeic dermatitis has been clearly demonstrated in a number of treatment studies but we… 
1995
1995
Metronidazole for eosinophilic pustular folliculitis in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-positive patients.
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) of Ofuji presents as coalescing papulopustular plaques with central clearing and… 
1981
1981
Selective and Differential Media for Isolation and Tentative Identification of Each Species of Pityrosporum Residing on Normal or Diseased Human Skin
Selective and differential media were designed for each species of Pityrosporum; P. pachydermatis, P. ovale, and P. orbiculare in… 
1978
1978
Scalp carriage of Pityrosporum species: the effect of physiological maturity, sex and race.
The change in carriage rates of Pilyrosporum sp. over the years before and after puberty were studied in Caucasoid and Negroid… 
1976
1976
[Ultrastructure and microflora in follicles and comedones].
The resident flora of skin surface, sebaceous follicles, and acne comedones: Pityrosporum, micrococci, and corynebacterium… 
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