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Malassezia
(redirected from Malassezia furfur)

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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.
Ma·las·se·zi·a (ml-sz-, -s-)
n.
Pityrosporum.
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.
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Malassezia pachydermatis from a dog ear (modified Wright-Giemsa stain). By permission from Gotthelf LN, Small Animal Ear Disease, Saunders, 2005
Malassezia furfur (syn. P. orbiculare, P. ovale)
causes a tinea versicolor, a fungal dermatomycosis on the teats of goats.
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