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This book, written by a group of acknowledged experts, is the first comprehensive overview on the very unusual yeasts of the genus Malassezia. All relevant aspects of the genus and its 13 species are covered in detail within 11 chapters. The first chapter reviews the long and controversial history of the genus, while the second describes all mycological characteristics of the different species, including media and techniques adapted to their isolation, description, and maintenance. Subsequent chapters methodically address issues such as the effect of Malassezia yeasts on human and animal health

Dermatomycoses. --- Dermatomycoses --- Mycoses --- Yeasts --- Mitosporic Fungi --- Skin Diseases, Infectious --- Malassezia --- Fungi --- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses --- Infection --- Skin Diseases --- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases --- Eukaryota --- Diseases --- Organisms --- Medicine --- Dermatology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Cutaneous fungal infections --- Cutaneous mycoses --- Dermatomycosis --- Dermatophytoses --- Fungal skin diseases --- Mycotic skin diseases --- Superficial mycoses --- Medicine. --- Laboratory medicine. --- Medical microbiology. --- Parasitology. --- Dermatology. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Medical Microbiology. --- Laboratory Medicine. --- Skin --- Dermatophytes --- Infections --- Medical parasitology. --- Microbiology. --- Medical laboratories. --- Diagnosis, Laboratory --- Health facilities --- Laboratories --- Microbial biology --- Biology --- Microorganisms --- Human beings --- Human parasitology --- Medical sciences --- Parasitology --- Parasitic diseases --- Parasites --- Clinical medicine --- Clinical pathology --- Diagnostic laboratory tests --- Laboratory diagnosis --- Laboratory medicine --- Medical laboratory diagnosis --- Diagnosis --- Pathology

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It has been known for many years that the Malassezia yeasts are associated with a n- ber of different human diseases ranging from pityriasis versicolor to seborrhoeic d- matitis. However the evolving history of their taxonomy and pathogenicity, and the management of the diseases that they cause has been a long, and often diffcult, jou- ney. Their fastidious growth requirements defed the initial attempts to culture these organisms on laboratory media and their true identifcation and the relationship between different species only became apparent with the application of modern molecular techniques. Likewise although recognised in the 19th century as potential causes of human infection, piecing together the complex and, in certain cases, still uncertain relationships to different human diseases has taken many years. Recognised initially as causes of infection of the skin, they are now known to be superfcial c- mensals as well as potential causes of infections in domestic animals and more serious human conditions such as fungemia. They have also been implicated in the pathog- esis of allergic and other infammatory diseases. Given this complex, yet fascinating, history it seems appropriate to bring together current thought on these yeasts, their structure and function and their association with both human and animal disease states. This book provides such a view of the genus Malassezia and the diseases caused by its members.