Malassezia globosa tends to grow actively in summer conditions more than other cutaneous Malassezia species

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 613-616

  Akaza, Narifumi ^a,b   Akamatsu, Hirohiko ^a   Takeoka, Shiori ^b   Sasaki, Yasuyuki ^b   Mizutani, Hiroshi ^b   Nakata, Satoru ^b   Matsunaga, Kayoko ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Lipase; Malassezia globosa; Sweat; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LACTATE SODIUM; LAURIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITOLEIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEARIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UREA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA DERMATIS; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; SWEAT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

DERMATOMYCOSES; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; HUMANS; LIPASE; MALASSEZIA; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWEAT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84862242836     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2011.01477.x     Document Type: Article

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