title: Identification of Malassezia yeast species isolated from patients with pityriasis versicolor.
abstract: Pityriasis versicolor (PV) is a disease with worldwide distribution. Twelve different species of Malassezia yeast have been described. The objective of this study was to determine which species of Malassezia are more prevalent in patients with pityriasis versicolor. Samples were collected by scraping the lesions of 87 patients with a clinical suspicion of pityriasis versicolor. The samples were then submitted to fungal microscopy and culture to identify the species. The species found were: Malassezia sympodialis (30%), Malassezia furfur (25.7%), Malassezia globosa (22.7%), Malassezia restricta (12.1%), Malassezia obtusa (7.6%) and Malassezia slooffiae (1.5%).
authors: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. vpetry@hotmail.com
authors: Vanessa
authors: V
authors: Petry
authors: Fernanda
authors: F
authors: Tanhausen
authors: Luciana
authors: L
authors: Weiss
authors: Thais
authors: T
authors: Milan
authors: Adelina
authors: A
authors: Mezzari
authors: Magda Blessmann
authors: MB
authors: Weber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008290:Malassezia / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000382:microbiology*