Is Malassezia nana the main species in horses’ ear canal microbiome?

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to characterize genotypically Malassezia spp. isolated from the external ear canal of healthy horses. Fifty-five horses, 39 (70.9%) males and 16 (29.1%) females, from different breeds and adults were studied. External ear canals were cleaned and a sterile cot...

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Main Authors: Ana Lúcia Aldrovandi, Lika Osugui, Selene Dall’ Acqua Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822016000300770&lng=en&tlng=en