01449nas a2200241 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260007000043653001500113653000800128653001600136653001500152653001100167100001600178700001300194700001600207245006500223250000800288300001200296490000800308520087700316022001401193 2016 d c07/2016bSchlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGaHannover10aMalassezia10adog10adiagnostics10adermatitis10aotitis1 aZ Sihelská1 aP Váczi1 aE Čonková00aSpecies composition of Malassezia yeasts in dogs in Slovakia a7/8 a351-3540 v1293 aMalassezia (M.) pachydermatis is the lipophilic yeast, which is normally present on the skin and in the ear canal of dogs but under certain conditions it may cause dermatitis and otitis. There is less known about the occurrence of lipid-dependent Malassezia species in dogs. The aim of this study was to detect whether lipid-dependent yeasts are part of the normal microflora in dogs. Two groups of animals were selected for comparison. The group of healthy dogs contained samples of 118 individuals and the group of dogs with cutaneous lesions or otitis externa comprised 28 dogs. The isolates of Malassezia were identified by using genotypic methods that allow the precise identification. M. pachydermatis was the most frequently isolated species in this study (121 isolates). Only four isolates were identified as M. furfur and one isolate was identified as M. nana. a0005-9366