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MeSH Heading: Malassezia
Tree Number(s): B01.300.179.111; B01.300.381.522; B01.300.930.574
Unique ID: D008290
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008290
Annotation: infection: coordinate with DERMATOMYCOSES or TINEA VERSICOLOR
Scope Note: A mitosporic fungal genus that causes a variety of skin disorders. Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum orbiculare) causes TINEA VERSICOLOR.
Entry Term(s): Malassezia furfur; Pityrosporum; Pityrosporum orbiculare; Pityrosporum ovale; Saccharomyces ovalis
Registry Number: txid55193
Related Numbers: txid55194
See Also: Dermatomyositis; Tinea Versicolor
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012913
Registry Number: txid55194
Terms: Malassezia furfur Preferred Term
Term UI T024727
Date02/26/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Pityrosporum orbiculare
Term UI T024728
Date02/26/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Pityrosporum ovale
Term UI T001010501
Date03/18/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Saccharomyces ovalis
Term UI T001010502
Date03/18/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Malassezia MeSH Descriptor Data 2023