"Malassezia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A mitosporic fungal genus that causes a variety of skin disorders. Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum orbiculare) causes TINEA VERSICOLOR.
| Descriptor ID |
D008290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.381.522 B01.300.930.574
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| Concept/Terms |
Malassezia- Malassezia
- Malassezias
- Pityrosporum
- Pityrosporums
Malassezia furfur- Malassezia furfur
- Malassezia furfurs
- furfur, Malassezia
- Pityrosporum orbiculare
- Pityrosporum orbiculares
- orbiculares, Pityrosporum
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malassezia" by people in Profiles.
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The human pathobiont Malassezia furfur secreted protease Mfsap1 regulates cell dispersal and exacerbates skin inflammation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 12 06; 119(49):e2212533119.
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Malassezia: A Commensal, Pathogen, and Mutualist of Human and Animal Skin. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2022 09 08; 76:757-782.
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Multiple Hybridization Events Punctuate the Evolutionary Trajectory of Malassezia furfur. mBio. 2022 04 26; 13(2):e0385321.
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Effect of zinc pyrithione shampoo treatment on skin commensal Malassezia. Med Mycol. 2021 Feb 04; 59(2):210-213.
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Cutaneous Malassezia: Commensal, Pathogen, or Protector? Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:614446.
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Expression of a Malassezia Codon Optimized mCherry Fluorescent Protein in a Bicistronic Vector. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:367.
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Identification of Malassezia furfur Secreted Aspartyl Protease 1 (MfSAP1) and Its Role in Extracellular Matrix Degradation. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:148.
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The role of the skin microbiota in acne pathophysiology. Br J Dermatol. 2019 10; 181(4):691-699.
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Malassezia: The Forbidden Kingdom Opens. Cell Host Microbe. 2019 03 13; 25(3):345-347.
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Skin Commensal Malassezia globosa Secreted Protease Attenuates Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 05; 138(5):1137-1145.