Precipitate production by some Malassezia species on Dixon's agar

被引:17
作者
Hammer, KA [1 ]
Riley, TV
机构
[1] Univ Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Med Ctr, Dept Microbiol, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
[2] Queen Elizabeth II Med Ctr, Western Australian Ctr Pathol & Med Res, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
关键词
Dixon's agar; identification; Malassezia; precipitate;
D O I
10.1080/714030932
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
The production of a precipitate by Malassezia species on Dixon's agar was observed. Malassezia furfur (n = 12), M, obtusa (n = 2) and M. slooffiae (n = 3) were precipitate negative, while M. sympodialis (n = 32) and M. globosa (n = 6) were precipitate positive. This test may be useful in differentiating Malassezia species.
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