Malassezia dermatis

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Malassezia dermatis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Malasseziomycetes
Order: Malasseziales
Family: Malasseziaceae
Genus: Malassezia
Species:
M. dermatis
Binomial name
Malassezia dermatis
Sugita, M.Takash., A.Nishikawa & Shinoda (2002)

Malassezia dermatis is a fungus that can cause opportunistic infections in animals. [1]

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References

  1. Sugita, Takashi; Masako Takashima; Takako Shinoda; Hajime Suto; Tetsushi Unno; Ryoji Tsuboi; Hideoki Ogawa; Akemi Nishikawa (April 2002). "New Yeast Species, Malassezia dermatis, Isolated from Patients with Atopic Dermatitis". J. Clin. Microbiol. 40 (4): 1363–1367. doi:10.1128/JCM.40.4.1363-1367.2002. PMC   140359 . PMID   11923357.