Abstract
Malassezia strains from dogs and rhinoceros all proved identical using mole % G + C and nDNA/DNA reassociation experiments. The use of the nameMalassezia pachydermatis, originally described for a strain isolated from a rhinoceros, is thus justified for non lipid-dependent strains of other sources.
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Guillot, J., Guého, E. & Chermette, R. Confirmation of the nomenclatural status ofMalassezia pachydermatis . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 67, 173–176 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00871211
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