title: Precipitate production by some Malassezia species on Dixon's agar.
abstract: The production of a precipitate by Malassezia species on Dixon's agar was observed. Malassezia furfur (n = 12), M. obtusa (n = 2) and M. slooffiae (n = 3) were precipitate negative, while M. sympodialis (n = 32) and M. globosa (n = 6) were precipitate positive. This test may be useful in differentiating Malassezia species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The University of Western Australia. khammer@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Riley
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D003470:Culture Media; D008290:Malassezia / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar