Hydrolase activity of 150 Malassezia furfur isolates of different clinical origin

Mycoses

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 225-231

  Mayser, P ^a,b   Scheurer, C ^a   Papavassilis, C ^a   Grunder K ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Hydrolase; Mallassezia furfur; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FOLLICULITIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0029739558     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00130.x     Document Type: Article

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