Biofilm formation of Malassezia pachydermatis from dogs

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 126-131

  Figueredo, Luciana A ^a   Cafarchia, Claudia ^a   Desantis, Salvatore ^a   Otranto, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; Biofilm structures; Dogs; Genotype; Malassezia pachydermatis; Phospholipase

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; PHOSPHOLIPASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN DEFECT;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENOTYPE; MALASSEZIA; PHOSPHOLIPASES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS;

EID: 84866996798     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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