Malassezia fungi are specialized to live on skin and associated with dandruff, eczema, and other skin diseases

PLoS Pathog. 2012;8(6):e1002701. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002701. Epub 2012 Jun 21.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dermatomycoses / microbiology*
  • Eczema / microbiology
  • Host-Parasite Interactions / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Malassezia / pathogenicity*
  • Malassezia / physiology*
  • Phylogeny
  • Scalp Dermatoses / microbiology