Biodiversity, Phylogeny and Ultrastructure

Malassezia and the Skin: Science and Clinical Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 17-63

  Guého Kellermann, Eveline ^a   Boekhout, Teun ^b   Begerow, Dominik ^c  

^a Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures ^*  (France)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874903770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03616-3_2     Document Type: Chapter

References (113)

1. Baillon H (1889) Traité de botanique médicale cryptogamique, 4th edn. Octave Doin, Paris
2. Sabouraud R (1904) Les maladies du cuir chevelu. II. Les maladies desquamatives. Masson et Cie, Paris
3. Slooff WC (1970) Genus 6 Pityrosporum Sabouraud. In: Lodder J (ed) The yeasts, a taxonomic study, 2nd edn. North-Holland, Amsterdam, pp 1167-1186
4. Acton HW, Panja G (1927) Seborrhoeic dermatitis or pityriasis capitis: a lesion caused by the Malassezia ovale. Indian Med Gaz 62:603-614
5. Panja G (1927) The Malassezia of the skin, their cultivation, morphology and species. Trans Th Cong Far Easthern Ass Trop Med 2:442-446
6. Shifrine M, Marr AG (1963) The requirement of fatty acids by Pityrosporum ovale. J Gen Microbiol 32:263-270
7. Van Abbe NJ (1964) The investigation of dandruff. J Soc Cosmetic Chem 52:173-188
8. Midgley G (1989) The diversity of Pityrosporum (Malassezia) yeasts in vivo and in vitro. Mycopathologia 106:143-153
9. Leeming JP, Notman FH (1987) Improved methods for isolation and enumeration of Malassezia furfur from human skin. J Clin Microbiol 25:2017-2019
10. Kaneko T, Makimura K, Onozaki M et al (2005) Vital growth factors of Malassezia species on modified CHROMagar Candida. Med Mycol 43:699-704
11. Lorenzini R, de Bernadis F (1987) Studies on the isolation, growth and maintenance of Malassezia pachydermatis. Mycopathologia 99:129-131
12. Renker C, Alphei J, Buscot F (2003) Soil nematodes associated with the mammal pathogenic fungal genus Malassezia (Basidiomycota: Ustilaginomycetes) in Central European forests. Biol Fertil Soils 37:70-72
13. Bjelland T, Ekman S (2005) Fungal diversity in rock beneath a crustose lichen as revealed by molecular markers. Microbiol Ecol 49:598-603
14. Fell JW, Scorzetti G, Connell L et al (2006) Biodiversity of micro-eukaryotes in Antarctic Dry Valley soils with <5% soil moisture. Soil Biol Biochem 38:3107-3115
15. Lai X, Cao L, Tan H et al (2007) Fungal communities from methane hydrate-bearing deepsea marine sediments in South China Sea. ISME J 1:756-762
16. Bond R, Anthony RM (1995) Characterization of markedly lipid-dependent Malassezia pachydermatis isolates from dogs. J Appl Microbiol 78:537-542
17. Guého E, Batra R, Boekhout T (2010) The genus Malassezia Baillon. In: Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T (eds) The yeasts, a taxonomic study, 5th edn. Elsevier, Amsterdam (in press)
18. Cabañes FJ, Theelen B, Castellá G et al (2007) Two new lipid-dependent Malassezia species from domestic animals. FEMS Yeast Res 7:1064-1076
19. Crespo MJ, Abarca ML, Cabañes FJ (2000) Evaluation of different preservation and storage methods for Malassezia spp. J Clin Microbiol 38:3872-3875
20. Breierová E, Kocková-Kratochilová A, Šajbidor J et al (1991) Malassezia pachydermatis: properties and storage. Mycoses 34:349-352
21. Guillot J, Guého E (1995) The diversity of Malassezia yeasts confirmed by rRNA sequence and nuclear DNA comparisons. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 67:297-314
22. Crespo Erchiga V, Guého E (2005) Superficial diseases caused by Malassezia species. In: Merz WG, Hay RJ (eds) Topley and Wilson's microbiology and microbial infections, medical mycology, 10th edn, vol 5. Hodder Arnold, London, pp 202-219
23. Guého E, Midgley G, Guillot J (1996) The genus Malassezia with description of four new species. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 69:337-355
24. Guého E, Boekhout T, Ashbee HR et al (1998) The role of Malassezia species in the ecology of human skin and as pathogen. Med Mycol 36(suppl 1):220-229
25. Guillot J, Guého E, Lesourd M et al (1996) Identification of Malassezia species. A practical approach. J Mycol Méd 6:103-110
26. Mayser P, Haze P, Papavassilis C et al (1997) Differentiation of Malassezia species: selectivity of Cremophor EL, castor oil and ricinoleic acid for M. furfur. Br J Dermatol 137:208-213
27. Hägler AN, Ahearn DG (1981) Rapid diazonium blue B test to detect basidiomycetous yeasts. Int J Syst Bacteriol 31:204-208
28. Kurtzman CP (2010) Methods for the isolation, maintenance and identification of yeasts. In: Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T (eds) The yeasts, a taxonomic study, 5th edn. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp (in press)
29. Kaneko T, Makimura K, Sugita T et al (2006) Tween 40-based precipitate production observed on chromogenic agar and development of biological identification kit for Malassezia species. Med Mycol 44:227-231
30. Kaneko T, Makimura K, Abe M et al (2007) Revised culture-based system for identification of Malassezia species. J Clin Microbiol 45:3737-3742
31. Boekhout T, Guého E (2003) Basidiomycetous yeasts. In: Howard DH (ed) Pathogenic fungi in humans and animals, 2nd edn. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp 535-564
32. Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T (2010) The Yeasts, a taxonomic study, 5th edn. Elsevier, Amsterdam
33. Hamamoto M, Uchida K, Yamaguchi H (1992) Ubiquinone system and DNA base composition of strains in the genus Malassezia determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. J Gen Appl Microbiol 38:79-82
34. Dodge CW (1935) Medical mycology. fungous diseases of men and other mammals. Mosby, St. Louis
35. Weidman FD (1925) Exfoliative dermatitis in the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), with description of a new species: Pityrosporum pachydermatis. In: Fox H (ed). Rep Lab Museum Comp Pathol Zoo Soc Philadelphia, Philadelphia, pp 36-43
36. Gustafson BA (1955) Otitis externa in the dog. A bacteriological and experimental study, Thesis, Stockholm
37. Guillot J, Guého E, Chermette R (1995) Confirmation of the nomenclatural status of Malassezia pachydermatis. Antonie van Leeuwenhoeck 67:173-176
38. Guillot J, Guého E, Chévrier G et al (1997) Epidemiological analysis of Malassezia pachydermatis isolates by partial sequencing of the large subunit ribosomal RNA. Res Vet Sci 6:22-25
39. Midreuil F, Guillot J, Guého E et al (1999) Genetic diversity in the yeast species Malassezia pachydermatis analysed by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 49:1287-1294
40. Guého E, Guillot J (1999) Comments on Malassezia species from dogs and cats. Mycoses 42:673-674
41. Ahearn DG, Simons RB (1998) Malassezia Baillon. In: Kurtzman CP, Fell JW (eds) The yeasts, a taxonomic study, 4th edn. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 782-784
42. Guillot J, Bond R (1999) Malassezia pachydermatis: a review. Med Mycol 37:295-306
43. Guillot J, Guého E, Mialot M et al (1998) Importance des levures du genre Malassezia en dermatologie vétérinaire. Point Vét 29:21-31
44. Guillot J, Petit T, Degorce-Rubiales F et al (1998) Dermatitis caused by Malassezia pachydermatis in a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus). Vet Rec 142:311-312
45. Bauwens L, De Vroey Ch, De Meurichy W (1996) A case of exfoliative dermatitis in a captive southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). JK Zoo Wildlife Med 27:271-274
46. Wesche P, Bond R (2003) Isolation of Malassezia pachydermatis from the skin of captive rhinoceroses. Vet Rec 153:404-405
47. Chang HJ, Miller HL, Watkins N et al (1998) An epidemic of Malassezia pachydermatis in an intensive care nursery associated with colonization of health care workers' pet dogs. New Engl J Med 338:706-711
48. Midgley G (2000) The lipohilic yeasts: state of the art and prospects. Med. Mycol 38(suppl 1): 9-16
49. Morris DO, O'Shea K, Shofer FS et al (2005) Malassezia pachydermatis carriage in dog owners. Emerg Infect Dis 11:83-88
50. Castellani A, Chalmers AJ (1913) Manual of tropical medicine, 3rd edn. Baillière, Tindal and Cox, London, p 1747
51. González A, Sierra R, Cárdenas ME et al (2009) Physiological and molecular characterization of atypical isolates of Malassezia furfur. J Clin Microbiol 47:48-53
52. Duarte ER, Lachance M-A, Hamdan JS (2002) Identification of atypical strains of Malassezia spp. from cattle and dog. Can J Microbiol 48:749-752
53. Murai T, Nakamura Y, Kano R et al (2002) Differentiation of Malassezia furfur and Malassezia sympodialis by glycine utilization. Mycoses 45:180-183
54. Salkin IF, Gordon MA (1977) Polymorphism of Malassezia furfur. Can J Microbiol 23:471-475
55. Yarrow D, Ahearn D (1984) Genus 7 Malassezia Baillon. In: Kreger-van Rij NJW (ed) The yeasts, a taxonomic study, 3rd edn. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 882-885
56. Tanaka R, Nishimura K, Kamei K et al (2001) Assimilation test of Malassezia furfur isolated from the environment. Nippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 42:123-126
57. Colombo S, Nardoni S, Cornegliani L et al (2007) Prevalence of Malassezia spp. yeasts in feline nail folds: a cytological and mycological study. Vet Dermatol 18:278-283
58. Crespo MJ, Abarca ML, Cabañes FJ (1999) Isolation of Malassezia furfur from a cat. J Clin Microbiol 37:1573-1574
59. Crespo MJ, Abarca ML, Cabañes FJ (2000) Atypical lipid-dependent Malassezia species isolated from dogs with otitis externa. J Clin Microbiol 38:2383-2385
60. Crespo MJ, Abarca ML, Cabañes FJ (2002) Occurrence of Malassezia spp. in horses and domestic ruminants. Mycoses 45:33-337
61. Duarte ER, Melo MM, Hahn RC et al (1999) Prevalence of Malassezia spp. in the ears of asymptomatic cattle and cattle with otitis in Brazil. Med Mycol 37:159-162
62. Duarte ER, Resende CP, Rosa CA et al (2001) Prevalence of yeasts and mycelial fungi in bovine paratitic otitis in the State of Minas Gerals, Brazil. J Vet Med B Infect Dis Public Health 48:631-635
63. Gandra RF, Gambale W, de Cássia Garcia Simão R et al (2008) Malassezia spp. in acoustic meatus of bats (Molossus molossus) of the Amazon region, Brazil. Mycopathologia 165:21-26
64. Sugita T, Tajima M, Takashima M et al (2004) A new yeast, Malassezia yamatoensis, isolated from a patient with seborrheic dermatitis, and its distribution in patients and healthy subjects. Microbiol Immunol 48:579-583
65. Simmons RB, Guého E (1990) A new species of Malassezia. Mycol Res 94:1146-1149
66. Cunningham AC, Leeming JP, Ingham E et al (1990) Differentiation of three serovars of Malassezia furfur. J Appl Bacteriol 68:439-446
67. Cabañes FJ, Hernández JJ, Castellá G (2005) Molecular analysis of Malassezia sympodialisrelated strains from domestic animals. J Clin Microbiol 43:277-283
68. Saadatzadeh MR, Ashbee HR, Holland KT et al (2001) Production of the mycelial phase of Malassezia in vitro. Med Mycol 39:487-493
69. Crespo Erchiga V, Ojeda Martos A, Vera Casaño A (1999) Mycology of pityriasis versicolor. J Mycol Méd 9:143-148
70. Gupta AK, Batra R, Bluhm R et al (2004) Skin diseases associated with Malassezia species. J Am Acad Dermatol 51:785-798
71. Bond R, Anthony RM, Dodd M et al (1996) Isolation of Malassezia sympodialis from feline skin. J Med Vet Mycol 34:145-147
72. Bond R, Howell SA, Haywood PJ et al (1997) Isolation of Malassezia sympodialis and Malassezia globosa from healthy pet cats. Vet Rec 141:200-201
73. Crespo MJ, Abarca ML, Cabañes FJ (2000) Otitis externa associated with Malassezia sympodialis in two cats. J Clin Microbiol 38:1263-1266
74. Sugita T, Takashima M, Shinoda T et al (2002) New yeast species, Malassezia dermatis, isolated from patients with atopic dermatitis. J Clin Microbiol 40:1363-1367
75. Lee YW, Kim SM, Oh BH et al (2008) Isolation of 19 strains of Malassezia dermatis from healthy human skin in Korea. J Dermatol 35:772-777
76. Ähman S, Perrins N, Bond R (2007) Carriage of Malassezia spp. yeasts in healthy and seborrhoeic Devon Rex cats. Med Mycol 45:449-455
77. Bond R, Stevens K, Perrins N et al (2008) Carriage of Malassezia spp. yeasts in Cornish Rex, Devon Rex and domestic short hair cats: a cross selectional survey. Vet Dermatol 198:299-304
78. Uzal FA, Paulson D, Eigenheer AL et al (2007) Malassezia slooffiae-associated dermatitis in a goat. Vet Dermatol 18:348-352
79. Sugita T, Takashima M, Kodama M et al (2003) Description of a new species, Malassezia japonica, and its detection in patients with atopic dermatitis and healthy subjects. J Clin Microbiol 41:4695-4699
80. Hirai A, Kano R, Makimura K et al (2004) Malassezia nana sp. nov., a novel lipid-dependent yeast species isolated from animals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 54:623-627
81. Perrins N, Gaudinio F, Bond R (2007) Carriage of Malassezia spp. yeasts in cats with diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism and neoplasia. Med Mycol 45:541-546
82. Nell A, James SA, Bond CJ et al (2002) Identification and distribution of a novel Malassezia species yeast on normal equine skin. Veter Rec 150:395-398
83. Gordon MA (1951) The lipophilic mycoflora of the skin. I. In vitro culture of Pityrosporum orbiculare sp. Mycologia 43:524-535
84. Sugita T, Kodama M, Saito M et al (2003) Sequence diversity of the intergenic spacer region of the rRNA gene of Malassezia globosa colonizing the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis and healthy individuals. J Clin Microbiol 41:3022-3027
85. Aspiroz C, Moreno LA, Rezusta A et al (1999) Differentiation of three biotypes of Malassezia species on normal human skin. Correspondence with M. globosa, M. sympodialis and M. restricta. Mycopathologia 145:69-74
86. Sugita T, Tajima M, Amaya M et al (2004) Genotype analysis of Malassezia restricta as the major cutaneous flora in patients with atopic dermatitis and healthy subjects. Microbiol Immunol 48:755-759
87. Pitkäranta M, Meklin T, Hyvärinen A et al (2008) Analysis of fungal flora in indoor dust by ribosomal DNA sequence analysis, quantitative PCR, and culture. Appl Environ Microbiol 74:233-244
88. Zhang N, Suh SO, Blackwell M (2003) Microorganisms in the gut of beetles: evidence from molecular cloning. J Invertebr Pathol 84:226-233
89. Moore RT (1980) Taxonomic proposals for the classification of marine yeasts and other yeasts-like fungi including the smuts. Bot Mar 23:361-373
90. Guého E, Kurzman CP, Peterson SW (1989) Evolutionary affinities of heterobasidiomycetous yeasts estimated from 18 S and 25 S ribosomal RNA sequence divergence. Syst Appl Microbiol 12:230-236
91. Begerow D, Bauer R, Boekhout T (2000) Phylogenetic placements of ustilaginomycetous anamorphs as deduced from LSU rDNA sequence. Mycol Res 104:53-60
92. Fell JW, Boekhout T, Fonseca A et al (2000) Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Biol 50:1351-1371
93. Begerow D, Stoll M, Bauer R (2006) A phylogenetic hypothesis of Ustilaginomycotina based on multiple gene analyses and morphological data. Mycologia 98:906-916
94. Matheny PB, Wang Z, Binder M et al (2006) Contributions of rpb2 and tef1 to the phylogeny of mushrooms and allies (Basidiomycota, Fungi). Mol Phyl Evol 43:430-451
95. Hibbett DS, Binder M, Bischoff JF et al (2007) A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi. Mycol Res 111:509-547
96. Mittag H (1995) Fine structural investigation of Malassezia furfur. II. The envelope of the yeast cells. Mycoses 38:13-21
97. Simmons RB, Ahearn DG (1987) Cell wall ultrastructure and diazonim blue B reaction of Sporopachydermia quercuum, Bullera tsugae, and Malassezia spp. Mycologia 79:38-43
98. Guillot J, Guého E, Prévost MC (1995) Ultrastructural features of the dimorphic yeast Malassezia furfur. J Mycol Méd 5:86-91
99. Winiarczyk S (1992) The ultrastructure of Pityrosporum pachydermatis. Arch Vet Polonicum 32:5-13
100. Abou-Gabal M, Fagerland JA (1979) Electron microscopy of Pityrosporum canis "pachydermatis". Mykosen 22:85-90
101. Kreger-van Rij NJ, Veenhuis M (1970) An electron microscope study of the yeast Pityrosporum ovale. Arch Mikrobiol 71:123-131
102. Marek D, Miroslav G, Kopecká M (2007) Microtubular and actin cytoskeletons and ultrastructural characteristics of the potentially pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast Malassezia pachydermatis. Cell Biol Inter 31:16-23
103. Mittag H (1994) An approach of the fine structure of Malassezia furfur. XII Congress of the International Society for Human and Animals Mycology, March 1994, Abst D139, Adelaide, Australie
104. Nishimura K, Asada Y, Tanaka S et al (1991) Ultrastructure of budding process of Malassezia pachydermatis. J Med Vet Mycol 29:387-393
105. Keddie FM (1966) Electron microscopy of Malassezia furfur in tinea versicolor. Sabouraudia 5:134-137
106. Takeo K, Nakai E (1980) Tilting method for distinguishing the side of freeze-fracture replicas and for describing mirror-image asymmetry. J Electron Microsc 29:91-97
107. Takeo K, Nakai E (1986) Mode of cell growth of Malassezia (Pityrosporum) as revealed by using plasma membrane configurations as natural markers. Can J Microbiol 32:389-394
108. Matakieff E (1899) Le pityriasis versicolor et son parasite. Thèse Fac Méd Univ Nancy
109. Breathnach AS, Gross M, Martin B (1976) Freeze-fracture replication of cultured Pityrosporum orbiculare. Sabouraudia 14:105-113
110. Cole GT, Samson RA (1979) Patterns of development in conidial fungi. Pitman, London, p 70
111. Mittag H (1995) Fine structural investigation of Malassezia furfur: I. Size and shape of the yeast cells and a consideration of their ploidy. Mycoses 37:393-399
112. David M, Gabriel M, Kopecká M (2007) Microtubular and actin cytoskeletons and ultrastructural characteristics of the potentially pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast Malassezia pachydermatis. Cell Biol Intern 31:16-23
113. Simmons RB (1989) Comparison of chitin localization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Crytococcus neoformans, and Malassezia spp. Mycol Res 94:551-553