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| Title |
Real-Time PCR Identification of Six Malassezia Species
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| Published in |
Current Microbiology, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00284-017-1237-7 |
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| Authors |
Amin Ilahi, Inès Hadrich, Sourour Neji, Houaida Trabelsi, Fattouma Makni, Ali Ayadi |
| Abstract |
Lipophilic yeast Malassezia species is widely found on the skin surface of humans and other animals. This fungus can cause pityriasis versicolor, Malassezia folliculitis, and seborrheic dermatitis. Still now, there is a problem with species identification of Malassezia with conventional methods. We developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with multiple hybridization probes for detecting M. globosa, M. furfur, M. restricta, M. sympodialis, M. slooffiae, and M. pachydermatis. The amplification curves and specific melting peaks of the probes hybridized with real-time PCR product were used for species identifications. The assay was further evaluated on 120 samples which were performed by swabbing from 60 domestic animals (23 goats, 10 dogs, 15 cows, 3 cats, 8 rabbits, and 1 donkey) and in 70 human samples (28 patients with pityriasis versicolor, 17 breeders, and 25 control group). Fifteen M. pachydermatis were identified from animals. From human, 61 isolates were identified as M. globosa (28), M. furfur (15), M. restricta (6), M. sympodialis (8), M. slooffiae (2), and M. pachydermatis (2). Eight cases of co-detection from 6 patients and 2 breeders were revealed. Our findings show that the assay was highly effective in identifying Malassezia species. The application of multiplex real-time PCR provides a sensitive and rapid identification system for Malassezia species, which may be applied in further epidemiological surveys from clinical samples. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 35 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 8 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 6% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 22% |
| Unknown | 10 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 17% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 11 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 June 2022.
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#6,199,434
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#397
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#100,171
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#7
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