Malassezia and the Skin: Science and Clinical Practice

By Teun Boekhout

Introduction: Malassezia Yeasts from a Historical Perspective.- Biodiversity, Phylogeny and Ultrastructure.- Epidemiology of Malassezia-Related Skin Diseases.- Physiology and Biochemistry.- Malassezia Species and Immunity: Host-Pathogen Interactions.- Pityriasis Versicolor and Other Malassezia Skin Diseases.- Malassezia Yeasts in Seborrheic and Atopic Eczemas.- Malassezia Fungemia, Antifungal Susceptibility Testing and Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections.- Genomics and Pathophysiology: Dandruff as a Paradigm.- Malassezia Yeasts in Animal Disease.- Malassezia Database.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642423051
• ISBN13: 9783642423055
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"