Human external ear canal as the specific reservoir of Malassezia slooffiae.
The incidence of Malassezia species recovered from the external ear canal was characterized using culture medium optimized for Malassezia spp., CHROMagar Malassezia. The results of this study indicated that in healthy individuals M. slooffiae was the dominant Malassezia species followed by M. restricta.
Kaneko
Takamasa
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Kanto Chemical Co., Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Shiota
Ryoko
R
Shibuya
Shuichirou
S
Watanabe
Shinichi
S
Umeda
Yoshiko
Y
Takeshita
Kimiko
K
Yamamoto
Mami
M
Nishioka
Keiko
K
Makimura
Koichi
K
D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008290:Malassezia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods
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