title: Evaluation of different preservation and storage methods for Malassezia spp.
abstract: Freezing at -80 degrees C, lyophilization, preservation in distilled water, and storage in different culture media were performed in order to find a suitable method that allowed a prolonged storage of Malassezia spp. Freezing at -80 degrees C was the only method successful at maintaining all species.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia 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; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D004423:Ear / Q000382:microbiology; D005612:Freeze Drying; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008290:Malassezia / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media