Open AccessAntifungal in vitro Activity of Essential Oils against Clinical Isolates of <b><i>Malassezia pachydermatis</i></b> from Canine Ears: A Report from a Practice Laboratory
Author(s) -
Doris Bismarck,
Anika Dusold,
Anton Heusinger,
Elisabeth Müller
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
complementary medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2504-2106
pISSN - 2504-2092
DOI - 10.1159/000504316
Subject(s) - malassezia , in vitro , chemistry , antifungal , microbiology and biotechnology , otitis , biology , biochemistry , genetics
The yeast Malassezia pachydermatis is a commensal but also the most isolated pathogenic yeast in canine otitis externa. Essential oils (EOs) exhibit antimicrobial activity and thus could be an alternative for treatment of otitis.
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