Prevalence of Malassezia spp. yeasts in feline nail folds: A cytological and mycological study

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 278-283

  Colombo, Silvia ^a   Nardoni, Simona ^b   Cornegliani, Luisa ^a   Mancianti, Francesca ^b  

^a Università di Pisa ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW; ITALY; MALASSEZIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

AVES; FELIDAE; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34547246175     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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