<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The genera <italic>Malassezia</italic> and <italic>Candida</italic> include yeasts which are members of the normal mycobiota of the skin and mucosal sites of humans and other warm-blooded animals. These yeasts are associated with a variety of dermatological disorders and also systemic diseases in humans and other animals. This study confirms the occurrence of <italic>Malassezia</italic> and <italic>Candida</italic> species in healthy dogs. Samples were collected from different body sites: external ear canal, interdigital area, skin of the axilla and of the neck, and the oral and rectal mucosae. The isolates were identified using phenotypic methods (biochemical-physiological and morphological characteristics). The presence of yeasts were investigated in the specimens from 70 healthy dogs. <italic>Malassezia</italic> species were isolated in 44 dogs from which 84 <italic>Malassezia</italic> isolates were obtained. Only one <italic>Candida</italic> isolate was obtained from the dogs examined. It was found that <italic>Candida</italic> does not occur in dogs normally and <italic>Malassezia</italic> was the main colonizing yeast in healthy dogs.</p></abstract>

The genera Malassezia and Candida include yeasts which are members of the normal mycobiota of the skin and mucosal sites of humans and other warm-blooded animals. These yeasts are associated with a variety of dermatological disorders and also systemic diseases in humans and other animals. This study confirms the occurrence of Malassezia and Candida species in healthy dogs. Samples were collected from different body sites: external ear canal, interdigital area, skin of the axilla and of the neck, and the oral and rectal mucosae. The isolates were identified using phenotypic methods (biochemical-physiological and morphological characteristics). The presence of yeasts were investigated in the specimens from 70 healthy dogs. Malassezia species were isolated in 44 dogs from which 84 Malassezia isolates were obtained. Only one Candida isolate was obtained from the dogs examined. It was found that Candida does not occur in dogs normally and Malassezia was the main colonizing yeast in healthy dogs.

<italic>Malassezia</italic> versus <italic>Candida</italic> in Healthy Dogs

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice,

Folia Veterinaria

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The genera Malassezia and Candida include yeasts which are members of the normal mycobiota of the skin and mucosal sites of humans and other warm-blooded...

Malassezia versus Candida in Healthy Dogs

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 54 - 59

Received: Nov 22, 2016

Accepted: Jan 18, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2017-0008

Keywords
dog, incidence, mycoses, skin

© 2017 Sihelská Z. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Malassezia versus Candida in Healthy Dogs

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 54 - 59

Received: Nov 22, 2016

Accepted: Jan 18, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2017-0008

Keywordsdog, incidence, mycoses, skin

© 2017 Sihelská Z. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
dog, incidence, mycoses, skin