Malassezia species constitution in youth from some countries of Southeast Asia

Abstract

Abstract:

Objective To investgate the distribution of Malassezia microflora in youth from some countries of Southeast Asia.Methods Two hundred and eighty-five volunteers came from China, Nepal, India and Pakistan were included, which were healthy volunteers or patients related with Malassezia species. The samples were collected from normal skin of face or lesions skin and cultured on Leeming & Notman mediums. The isolates were identified to species through physiological and morphological characteristics.Results Eight species were identified out from 501 isolated strains, mainly included 203 strains (40.5%) of M.globosa, 95 strains (19.0%) of M.sympodialis, 80 strains (16.0%) of M.furfur, 55 strains (11.0%) of M.restricta and 31 strains (6.2%) of M.slooffiae. There were no obvious geographical differences between these four countries.Conclusions The most frequently isolated species were M.globosa in youth from some countries of Southeast Asia, which were healthy volunteers or patients related with Malassezia species.

Key words: Malassezia spp., microflora, human

CLC Number:

R379.9

ZHANG Hao, XIONG Xin-cai, RAN Yu-ping, LIU Ting, CHEN Yu-juan. Malassezia species constitution in youth from some countries of Southeast Asia[J]. Chinese Journal of Mycology, 2014, 9(2): 83-87.

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