Extracellular phospholipase activity of Malassezia strains isolated from individuals with and without dermatological disease

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 179-182

  Pini, Gabriella ^a   Faggi, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Malassezia species; Phospholipase activity; Skin lesions

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE COURSE; EGG YOLK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA OBTUSA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SLOOFFIAE; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN INFECTION; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

DERMATOMYCOSES; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; PHOSPHOLIPASES; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA OBTUSA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SLOOFFIAE; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 80053247457     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: 21739188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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