Malassezia caprae
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| Malassezia caprae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Malasseziomycetes |
| Order: | Malasseziales |
| Family: | Malasseziaceae |
| Genus: | Malassezia |
| Species: | M. caprae |
| Binomial name | |
| Malassezia caprae J.Cabañes & Boekhout (2007) | |
Malassezia caprae is a fungus first isolated in goats, which can cause opportunistic infections in animals.[1] Its type strain is MA383=CBS 10434. This species will not grow without any lipid supplementation. It grows slowly and forms small colonies (average diameter 1 millimetre (0.039 in)). In the lab, colonies will not grow at temperatures of 40 °C, differing from M. sympodialis-related species, such 'M. dermatis' and M. nana, which can grow at this temperature. Malassezia caprae cells are ellipsoidal to more or less spherical.
