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Malassezia |
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Malassezia /Mal·as·se·zia/ (mal?ah-se´zhah) a genus of fungi of the form-class Hyphomycetes, including M. fur´fur, which causes tinea versicolor in susceptible individuals, and M. pachyder´matis.
Malassezia a lipophilic yeast which is commonly found on the skin and particularly in normal and diseased ears of dogs and cats. Includes M. pachydermatis, M. canis. Called also Pityrosporum canis. Malassezia furfur (syn. P. orbiculare, P. ovale) causes a tinea versicolor, a fungal dermatomycosis on the teats of goats. |
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