title: Malassezia pityrosporum pachydermatis (Weidman) Dodge 1935.
abstract: Priority of the name Malassezia pachydermatis (Weidman) Dodge 1935 is indicated for the microorganism which has been called Pityrosporum pachydermatis Weidman 1925 and P. canis Gustafson 1955. M. pachydermatis is here further characterized in culture with information drawn from 2 recent isolates, in particular the presence of spiral grooves on the inner surface of the cell wall, good growth on Mycosel agar, rapid production of urease, and assimilation of glucose by the Wickerham method.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008290:Malassezia / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology