Kingdom Fungi Class Exobasidiomycetes Genus Malassezia Order Malasseziales | Division Basidiomycota Family Malasseziaceae Rank Species | |
Similar Malassezia sympodialis, Malassezia pachydermatis, Pityriasis versicolor infection, Exobasidiomycetes, Ustilaginomycotina | ||
Malassezia nana is a fungus which can cause opportunistic infections in animals. It was first isolated from animals in Japan and Brazil. M. Nana resembles M. dermatis and M. sympodialis, but is distinguished from these species by its inability to use Kolliphor EL (Sigma) as the sole lipid source and to hydrolyse aesculin. The type strain of M. nana is NUSV 1003T(=CBS 9557T=JCM 12085T).
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