KARYOTYPING OF MALASSEZIA YEASTS - TAXONOMIC AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC IMPLICATIONS

被引:36
作者
BOEKHOUT, T [1 ]
BOSBOOM, RW [1 ]
机构
[1] ACAD ZIEKENHUIS LEIDEN, DEPT MED MICROBIOL, 2300 RC LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS
关键词
MALASSEZIA; YEAST; MEDICAL; KARYOTYPING; EPIDEMIOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/S0723-2020(11)80043-3
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Karyotypes of the medically important yeasts Malassezia furfur, M. pachydermatis and M. sympodialis were studied by pulsed field electrophoresis. Malassezia pachydermatis revealed uniform banding patterns. Most strains investigated showed five bands of chromosomal DNA.Within M. furfur four different karyotypes occurred. The karyotype of M. sympodialis was identical to part of strains currently classified as M. furfur. The use of electrophoretic karyotyping in epidemiological investigations of Malassezia yeasts is discussed.
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