Isolation of Malassezia pachydermatis and M. sympodialis from the external ear canal of cats with and without otitis externa

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 471-477

  Dizotti, C E ^a   Coutinho, Selene D A ^a,b  

^a PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cat; Malassezia pachydermatis; Malassezia sympodialis; Microflora; Otitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATOMYCOSES; EAR CANAL; FEMALE; MALASSEZIA; MALE; OTITIS EXTERNA;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS;

EID: 38549108380     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.55.2007.4.6     Document Type: Article

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