Taxonomy of Genus Malassezia: Progress and Problems

Koichi Makimura; Katsuhisa Uchida; Somay Y. Murayama; Kayoko Wada; Masayasu Mitsuya; Hideyo Yamaguchi

doi:10.3314/jjmm.40.59

Taxonomy of Genus Malassezia: Progress and Problems

Koichi Makimura, Katsuhisa Uchida, Somay Y. Murayama, Kayoko Wada, Masayasu Mitsuya, Hideyo Yamaguchi

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Keywords: genus Malassezia, taxonomy, phylogeny, DNA sequence, identification

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1999 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 59-62

DOI https://doi.org/10.3314/jjmm.40.59

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Abstract

The genus Malassezia is composed of lipophilic basidiomycetous yeasts which were recently shown to consist of seven species, one lipid-independent species, M. pachydermatis and six lipid-dependent species, M. furfur, M. sympodialis, M. globosa, M. obtusa, M. restricta and M. slooffiae. Based on this classification, we will be able to analyze pathogenicity or relationship between Malassezia-related diseases and each species.

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