Production of the mycelial phase of Malassezia in vitro

Medical Mycology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 487-493

  Saadatzadeh, M R ^a   Ashbee, H R ^a   Holland, K T ^a   Ingham, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture medium; Malassezia; Mycelium; Pityriasis versicolor

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FERROUS SULFATE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL STEARATE; GLYCINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PEPTONE; POLYSORBATE 80; POTASSIUM NITRATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SQUALENE;

ARTICLE; BILE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXTRACTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LIQUID; MALASSEZIA; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PH; SKIN; SOLID; TEMPERATURE; TINEA VERSICOLOR; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

BOS TAURUS; FUNGI; MALASSEZIA; PITYRIASIS; TINEA;

EID: 0035659675     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714031063     Document Type: Article

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