Evaluation of different preservation and storage methods for Malassezia spp

M J Crespo; M L Abarca; F J Cabañes

doi:10.1128/JCM.38.10.3872-3875.2000

Evaluation of different preservation and storage methods for Malassezia spp

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Oct;38(10):3872-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.10.3872-3875.2000.

Authors

M J Crespo¹, M L Abarca, F J Cabañes

Affiliation

¹ Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals (Microbiologia), Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.

Abstract

Freezing at -80 degrees C, lyophilization, preservation in distilled water, and storage in different culture media were performed in order to find a suitable method that allowed a prolonged storage of Malassezia spp. Freezing at -80 degrees C was the only method successful at maintaining all species.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Animals
Cats
Cattle
Cryopreservation / methods*
Culture Media
Dermatomycoses / microbiology*
Dog Diseases / microbiology
Dogs
Ear / microbiology
Freeze Drying
Horses
Humans
Malassezia / isolation & purification
Malassezia / physiology*
Mycology / methods*
Otitis Media / microbiology*
Otitis Media / veterinary
Skin / microbiology
Swine

Substances

Culture Media