Association between phospholipase production by Malassezia pachydermatis and skin lesions

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4868-4869

  Cafarchia, C ^a   Otranto, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; NONHUMAN; OTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; MALASSEZIA; OTITIS; PHOSPHOLIPASES; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS;

EID: 5444243604     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4868-4869.2004     Document Type: Article

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