1. Malassezia Related Diseases.
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Sei, Yoshihiro
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MALASSEZIA , *SKIN diseases , *ATOPIC dermatitis , *SEBORRHEIC dermatitis , *MICROBIAL genomics , *PROTEOMICS - Abstract
Genusmalassezia are now divided to fourteen species. Different species will start or aggravate different skin diseases. In the seborrheic dermatitis, M. restricta will play an important role, in the atopic dermatitis, M. globosa and/or M. restricta are maior cutaneous microflora. The availability of new tools such as genomic and proteomic analyses has begun to provide a new insight into the pathogenetic mechanisms involved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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