Identification of Malassezia Species in Patients with Seborrheic Dermatitis in China

Mycopathologia

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 83-89

  Zhang, Hao ^a,b   Ran, Yuping ^a   Xie, Zhen ^a   Zhang, Ruifeng ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NORTH SICHUAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Malassezia; Nested PCR; Seborrheic dermatitis

Indexed keywords

MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA;

EID: 84872773450     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-012-9606-z     Document Type: Article

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