| description of a new yeast species, malassezia japonica, and its detection in patients with atopic dermatitis and healthy subjects. | lipophilic yeasts of the genus malassezia are part of the normal cutaneous microflora and are considered one of the factors that trigger atopic dermatitis (ad). we isolated two strains of malassezia from a healthy japanese female. analysis of the d1/d2 26s ribosomal dna and internal transcribed spacer region sequences of the isolates suggested that they are new members of the genus malassezia. we propose the name malassezia japonica sp. nov. for the isolates. m. japonica is easily distinguished ... | 2003 | 14532205 |
| malassezia species in healthy skin and in dermatological conditions. | the genus malassezia comprises lipophilic species, the natural habitat of which is the skin of humans and other warm-blooded animals. however, these species have been associated with a diversity of dermatological disorders and even systemic infections. pityriasis versicolor is the only cutaneous disease etiologically connected to malassezia yeasts. in the other dermatoses, such as malassezia folliculitis, seborrheic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis, these yeasts have been suggested t ... | 2016 | 26710919 |
| phenotypic and molecular characterization of malassezia japonica isolated from psoriasis vulgaris patients. | malassezia species, which are skin colonizers, are being debated as to their pathogenic role in various cutaneous diseases. species identification of malassezia is important as particular species have been implicated in or associated with specific diseases. malassezia japonica, a relatively newly described species, has not been completely characterized owing to the rarity of its isolation. in the present study we describe phenotypic and molecular characterization of six m. japonica strains isola ... | 2015 | 25587082 |