Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2019)
Characterization of Malassezia furfur and its control by using plant extracts
Author(s): Ambika Singh Parihar, Virendra Kumar, Abhishek Sinha and Saraswati Sharma
Abstract: Malassezia furfur (formerly known as Pityrosporum ovale in its hyphal form) is a species of fungus that is naturally found on the skin surfaces of humans and is associated with seborrhoeic dermatitis. Malassezia furfur, a lipophilic, dimorphic and yeast-like fungus, occurring in human skin as an opportunistic pathogen, causes diseases such as dandruff, pityriasis versicolar, seborrheic dermatitis, etc. Suitable media for culturing the organism were standardized. A modified medium for the culturing of M. furfur has been proposed. Growth of the fungus was also determined in the presence of different carbon sources under the influence of different temperature, pH and salinity. Plant extracts of 19 species were screened against the growth of the fungus by using disc diffusion method and the results are discussed.
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Ambika Singh Parihar, Virendra Kumar, Abhishek Sinha, Saraswati Sharma. Characterization of Malassezia furfur and its control by using plant extracts. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(5):550-553.
