A Ketoconazole Susceptibility Test for Malassezia pachydermatis Using Modified Leeming–Notman Agar
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
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Samples | Ketoconazole Disks (μg/mL) | Modified M27-A3 (μg/mL) |
---|---|---|
M. pachydermatis (BCRC 21676) | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Candida parapsilosis (ATCC 22019) | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
3 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
5 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
6 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
8 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
9 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
10 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
11 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
12 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
13 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
14 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
15 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
16 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
17 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
18 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
19 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
20 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
21 | 16.0 | 4.0 |
22 | 16.0 | 8.0 |
23 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
24 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
25 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
26 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
27 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
28 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
29 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
30 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
31 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
32 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Hsieh, B.-Y.; Chao, W.-H.; Xue, Y.-J.; Lai, J.-M. A Ketoconazole Susceptibility Test for Malassezia pachydermatis Using Modified Leeming–Notman Agar. J. Fungi 2018, 4, 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040126
Hsieh B-Y, Chao W-H, Xue Y-J, Lai J-M. A Ketoconazole Susceptibility Test for Malassezia pachydermatis Using Modified Leeming–Notman Agar. Journal of Fungi. 2018; 4(4):126. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040126
Chicago/Turabian StyleHsieh, Bo-Young, Wei-Hsun Chao, Yi-Jing Xue, and Jyh-Mirn Lai. 2018. "A Ketoconazole Susceptibility Test for Malassezia pachydermatis Using Modified Leeming–Notman Agar" Journal of Fungi 4, no. 4: 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040126