title: Otitis externa associated with Malassezia sympodialis in two cats.
abstract: The lipid-dependent species Malassezia sympodialis was isolated from two cats with otitis externa. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation of lipid-dependent species of the genus Malassezia associated with skin disease in domestic animals.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Patologia i Producció Animals (Microbiologia), Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193-Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Abarca
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cabañes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008290:Malassezia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*