Molecular identification of Malassezia species isolated from dermatitis affections

Mycoses

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-256

  Affes, M ^a   Salah, S Ben ^a   Makni, F ^a   Sellami, H ^a   Ayadi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Dermatitis affections; ITS region; Malassezia species; Molecular identification; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDRUFF; DERMATITIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLICULITIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NAIL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

DERMATITIS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS;

EID: 63849097107     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01589.x     Document Type: Article

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