Cutaneous Malassezia microbiota of healthy subjects differ by sex, body part and season.
Malassezia is a component of normal cutaneous resident microbiota. The aim of this study was to quantitatively clarify the differences in cutaneous Malassezia microbiota in healthy subjects by sex, body part and season. Samples were collected from the forehead, cheek, upper chest and upper back of 20 healthy men and 20 healthy women (average age 32 years) in summer and winter by the swab method. Malassezia DNA was analyzed using a real-time PCR system. As a result, in sex, body parts and season, men, the upper trunk and summer showed the highest total numbers of cutaneous Malassezia species on average. There were also differences depending on the analytical method. The predominant species were M. restricta on the face of men, M. globosa and M. dermatis on the upper trunk of men, and M. globosa and M. sympodialis on the upper trunk of women. This study clarified that the cutaneous Malassezia microbiota of healthy subjects differed by sex, body part and season.
Akaza
Narifumi
N
Department of Dermatology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. akaza.narifumi@menard.co.jp
Akamatsu
Hirohiko
H
Sasaki
Yasuyuki
Y
Takeoka
Shiori
S
Kishi
Masataka
M
Mizutani
Hiroshi
H
Sano
Akiyo
A
Hirokawa
Keiko
K
Nakata
Satoru
S
Matsunaga
Kayoko
K
D000328:Adult; D001415:Back / Q000382:microbiology; D002610:Cheek / Q000382:microbiology; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D005145:Face / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008290:Malassezia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D054892:Metagenome; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D013909:Thorax / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult
D004271:DNA, Fungal