title: [Pityriasis versicolor: isolation and identification of the main species of Malassezia].
abstract: Species of the genus Malassezia isolated were: Malassezia sympodialis (16.66%), Malassezia furfur (12.50%), Malassezia globosa (11.45%), and Malassezia slooffiae (2.10%). Malassezia sympodialis predominated in the study. The species of Malassezia identified did not show correlation with clinical variants and with the distribution of pityriasis versicolor lesions in relation to areas of the body.
authors.affiliation: Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, SP, Brasil. souza.valeria@terra.com.br <souza.valeria@terra.com.br>
authors.forename: Valéria Maria de Souza
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Framil
authors.forename: Márcia S C
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Melhem
authors.forename: Maria Walderez
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Szeszs
authors.forename: Elaine Cristina
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Corneta
authors.forename: Clarisse
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zaitz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008290:Malassezia / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000382:microbiology*