title: Human external ear canal as the specific reservoir of Malassezia slooffiae.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kanto Chemical Co., Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takamasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Ryoko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: Shuichirou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umeda
authors.forename: Kimiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: Mami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makimura
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media