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Abstract Background Pityriasis versicolor is a superficial infection of the stratum corneum which caused by a group of yeasts formerly named pityrosporium. The taxonomy of these lipophilic yeasts has recently been modified and includes seven species referred as <it>Malassezia</it>. The aim of this study is to compare the distribution of <it>Malassezia </it>species isolated from pityriasis versicolor lesions and those isolated from healthy skins. Methods Differentiation of all <it>malassezia </it>species performed using morphological features and physiological test including catalase reaction, Tween assimilation test and splitting of esculin. Results In pityriasis versicolor lesions, the most frequently isolated species was <it>M. globosa </it>(53.3%), followed by <it>M. furfur </it>(25.3%), <it>M. sympodialis</it>(9.3%), <it>M. obtusa </it>(8.1%) and <it>M. slooffiae </it>(4.0%). The most frequently isolated species in the skin of healthy individuals were <it>M. globosa</it>, <it>M. sympodialis</it>, <it>M. furfur</it>, <it>M. sloofiae </it>and <it>M. restricta </it>which respectively made up 41.7%, 25.0%, 23.3%, 6.7% and 3.3% of the isolated species. Conclusions According to our data, <it>M. globosa </it>was the most prevalent species in the skin of healthy individuals which recovered only in the yeast form. However, the Mycelial form of <it>M. globosa </it>was isolated as the dominant species from pityriasis versicolor lesions. Therefore, the role of predisposing factors in the conversion of this yeast to mycelium and its subsequent involvement in pityriasis versicolor pathogenicity should be considered.</p

Study of the distribution of Malassezia species in patients with pityriasis versicolor and healthy individuals in Tehran, Iran