Medium reagent MZ282

for microbiologyveterinary laboratoryfungi

Malassezia is a fungi naturally found on animal skins. On normal healthy skin it does not cause infections, but when the environment of the skin is altered, Malassezia species are able to cause several cutaneous diseases as severe dermatitis or otitis (inflammation of the skin or ears respectively). Since members of the genus Malassezia share similar morphological and biochemical characteristics, the use of traditional culture media for differentiating them based on phenotypic features is not suitable. CHROMagar™ Malassezia was developed with the goal of facilitating not only their detection, but also to improve an algorithm for the differentiation of the most common species. Typical Appearance of the colonies reported in the study: M. pachydermatis CBS 1879 - large, pale pink & smooth M. restricta CBS 7877 > small, pink & siriooth M. dermatis JCM11348 and JCM11470 -» small, pale pink & smooth M. slooffiae CBS 7956 -> large, pale pink & smooth M. obtusa CBS 7876 > medium, pink & rough M. globosa CBS 7966 -» small, purple & smooth M. sympodialis CBS 7222 -> large, pale pink & smooth M. furfur CBS 1878 > large, pale pink & wrinkled