Overview

Introduction: Malassezia Yeasts from a Historical Perspective.- Biodiversity, Phylogeny and Ultrastructure.- Epidemiology of Malassezia-Related Skin Diseases.- Physiology and Biochemistry.- Malassezia Species and Immunity: Host-Pathogen Interactions.- Pityriasis Versicolor and Other Malassezia Skin Diseases.- Malassezia Yeasts in Seborrheic and Atopic Eczemas.- Malassezia Fungemia, Antifungal Susceptibility Testing and Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections.- Genomics and Pathophysiology: Dandruff as a Paradigm.- Malassezia Yeasts in Animal Disease.- Malassezia Database.