Recent advances in research on malassezia microbiota in humans

Medical Mycology Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-44

  Sugita, Takashi ^a   Zhang, Enshi ^a,b   Tanaka, Takafumi ^a   Nishikawa, Akemi ^a   Tajima, Mami ^b   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^b  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

M.Globosa; M.Restricta; Malassezia; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FOLLICULITIS; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 84922686668     PISSN: 21856486     EISSN: 2186165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/mmj.54.39     Document Type: Review

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