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Immunological Studies on Pityrosporum Genus and Malassezia furfur

Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1979
The antigenicity of Malassezia furfur from patients with tinea versicolor and 3 species of Pityrosporum was investigated using the antiserum against P. orbiculare. The Ouchterlony gel diffusion test revealed a considerable similarity between the antigenicities of P. orbiculare and P. ovale, and little similarity between P. orbiculare andP.
Tanaka, Michiaki, Imamura, Sadao
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Effectiveness of FastFung agar in the isolation of Malassezia furfur from skin samples. [PDF]

Mycoses, 2022
Background: Lipophilic basidiomycetous yeasts of the Malassezia genus can cause various skin diseases, such as seborrheic dermatitis, pityriasis versicolor, folliculitis and atopic dermatitis, and even life-threatening fungemia in newborns and ...
Atsü N, Ergin Ç, Caf N, Türkoğlu Z, Döğen A, İlkit M.   +5 more
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Epidemiological and Molecular Characterization of Malassezia species from Patients with pityriasis versicolor in Erbil Province

Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
Background: Pityriasis versicolor (PV) is the most common chronic superficial infection of the stratum corneum. Pityriasis versicolor is the prototypical skin disease etiologically connected to Malassezia species.
Zuber Hassan, Dindar Sharif Qurtas Qurtas   +1 more
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Gene Function Analysis in the Ubiquitous Human Commensal and Pathogen Malassezia Genus

mBio, 2016
The genus Malassezia includes 14 species that are found on the skin of humans and animals and are associated with a number of diseases. Recent genome sequencing projects have defined the gene content of all 14 species; however, to date, genetic ...
Giuseppe Ianiri, Anna F. Averette, Joanne M. Kingsbury, Joseph Heitman, Alexander Idnurm   +4 more
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Malassezia furfur bloodstream infection: still a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice

Medical Mycology Case Reports
The opportunistic fungus Malassezia furfur (M. furfur) can cause either cutaneous or systemic infections. We report a case of M. furfur fungemia in a 22-year-old male with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL) who developed concomitant Bacillus ...
Rosalba Petruccelli, Terenzio Cosio, Valeria Camicia, Carlotta Fiorilla, Roberta Gaziano, Cartesio D'Agostini   +5 more
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Identification and speciation of Malassezia in patients clinically suspected of having pityriasis versicolor

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2013
Background: Malassezia is a lipid-dependent yeast known to cause Pityriasis versicolor, a chronic, recurrent superficial infection of skin and present as hypopigmented or hyperpigmented lesions on areas of skin.
Avani Shah, Avani Koticha, Milind Ubale, Shashir Wanjare, Preeti Mehta, Uday Khopkar   +5 more
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Regulatory Ability of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum on Human Skin Health by Counteracting In Vitro Malassezia furfur Effects. [PDF]

J Fungi (Basel), 2023
Fusco A, Perfetto B, Savio V, Chiaromonte A, Torelli G, Donnarumma G, Baroni A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Ultra-Weak Fractal Electromagnetic Signals on Malassezia furfur. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2023
Madl P, Germano R, Tedeschi A, Lettner H.   +3 more
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Head and neck dermatitis is exacerbated by Malassezia furfur colonization, skin barrier disruption, and immune dysregulation. [PDF]

Front Immunol, 2023
Chu H, Kim SM, Zhang K, Wu Z, Lee H, Kim JH, Kim HL, Kim YR, Kim SH, Kim WJ, Lee YW, Lee KH, Liu KH, Park CO.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The human pathobiont Malassezia furfur secreted protease Mfsap1 regulates cell dispersal and exacerbates skin inflammation. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022
Goh JPZ, Ruchti F, Poh SE, Koh WLC, Tan KY, Lim YT, Thng STG, Sobota RM, Hoon SS, Liu C, O'Donoghue AJ, LeibundGut-Landmann S, Oon HH, Li H, Dawson TL.   +14 more
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