Identification of Malassezia species. A practical approach

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 103-110

  Guillot, J ^a   Gueho E ^b   Lesourd, M ^c   Midgley, G ^d   Chevrier G ^b   Dupont, B ^b  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c Universite d'Angers   (France)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

identification; lipophilic yeasts; Malassezia; morphology; physiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MORPHOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; YEAST;

EID: 0029825924     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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