"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 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malassezia" by people in Profiles.
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Leong C, Wang J, Toi MJ, Lam YI, Goh JP, Lee SM, Dawson TL. Effect of zinc pyrithione shampoo treatment on skin commensal Malassezia. Med Mycol. 2021 Feb 04; 59(2):210-213.
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Vijaya Chandra SH, Srinivas R, Dawson TL, Common JE. Cutaneous Malassezia: Commensal, Pathogen, or Protector? Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:614446.
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Goh JPZ, Ianiri G, Heitman J, Dawson TL. Expression of a Malassezia Codon Optimized mCherry Fluorescent Protein in a Bicistronic Vector. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:367.
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Poh SE, Goh JPZ, Fan C, Chua W, Gan SQ, Lim PLK, Sharma B, Leavesley DI, Dawson TL, Li H. 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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Ramasamy S, Barnard E, Dawson TL, Li H. The role of the skin microbiota in acne pathophysiology. Br J Dermatol. 2019 10; 181(4):691-699.
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Dawson TL. Malassezia: The Forbidden Kingdom Opens. Cell Host Microbe. 2019 03 13; 25(3):345-347.
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Li H, Goh BN, Teh WK, Jiang Z, Goh JPZ, Goh A, Wu G, Hoon SS, Raida M, Camattari A, Yang L, O'Donoghue AJ, Dawson TL. Skin Commensal Malassezia globosa Secreted Protease Attenuates Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 05; 138(5):1137-1145.
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Grice EA, Dawson TL. Host-microbe interactions: Malassezia and human skin. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2017 Dec; 40:81-87.
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DeAngelis YM, Saunders CW, Johnstone KR, Reeder NL, Coleman CG, Kaczvinsky JR, Gale C, Walter R, Mekel M, Lacey MP, Keough TW, Fieno A, Grant RA, Begley B, Sun Y, Fuentes G, Youngquist RS, Xu J, Dawson TL. Isolation and expression of a Malassezia globosa lipase gene, LIP1. J Invest Dermatol. 2007 Sep; 127(9):2138-46.
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Dawson TL. Malassezia and seborrheic dermatitis: etiology and treatment. J Cosmet Sci. 2006 Mar-Apr; 57(2):181-2.