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Effects of topical vehicles on growth of the lipophilic Malassezia species
- Source :
- Journal of dermatological science. 29(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- In the present study, the abilities of major Malassezia species, M. sympodialis, M. globosa and M. furfur, to assimilate topical agents, which have been widely used as a material of ointment for skin diseases, were tested. Obvious growth of M. furfur on GYEP agar plate was noted in the presence of white petrolatum, purified white petrolatum, hydrophilic ointment and heparinoid in hydrophilic ointment, and also M. sympodialis showed similar growth when they were cultured with hydrophilic or heparinoid in hydrophilic ointment. In contrast, M. globosa did not grow on GYEP in the presence of the any topical agents tested. These results suggest that Malassezia species, especially M. furfur and M. sympodialis, assimilate several topical agents and showed the drug-depended cell growth.
- Subjects :
- Administration, Topical
Colony Count, Microbial
Heparinoid
Dermatology
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Agar plate
Fats
Ointments
Species Specificity
medicine
Molecular Biology
White petrolatum
Malassezia
integumentary system
biology
biology.organism_classification
eye diseases
medicine.drug_formulation_ingredient
Hydrophilic ointment
Solubility
Topical agents
Malassezia species
Colony count
Pharmaceutical Vehicles
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09231811
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of dermatological science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8d6469283c66045551778bf31afa0162