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Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
versão impressa ISSN 0120-0690versão On-line ISSN 2256-2958
Resumo
CASTANEDA-SALAZAR, Rubiela et al. Identification of Malassezia species as part of normal skin and ear canal microbiota in horses. Rev Colom Cienc Pecua [online]. 2020, vol.33, n.1, pp.5-15. ISSN 0120-0690. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rccp.v33n1a01.
Background:
The yeasts of the genus Malassezia are considered part of the normal skin microbiota in humans and animals. In horses, several species of the genus Malassezia have been reported in different areas of the skin and ear canal.
Objective:
Isolate, characterize and identify the different species belonging to the genus Malassezia isolated from the ear canal and skin of equine patients with no dermatological lesions that were referred to the large animal clinic of veterinary teaching hospital at the National University of Colombia.
Methods:
22 horses were evaluated and sampled. Eighty-two samples were obtained by swabbing either the ear canals (left and right), skin areas of prepuce, mammary gland and inguinal region. The samples were examined by cytological evaluation and were cultured on modified Dixon’s agar and phenotypic and molecular identification were performed for yeast colonies.
Results:
Fourteen yeast isolates were obtained from the 82 samples. Biochemical identification determined that 50% (n=7) were Malassezia spp., 35.7% (n=5) were identified as Candida spp. and 14.3% (n=2) as Cryptococcus spp.. Using molecular tests, the Malassezia species were M. slooffiae (28.6%) and M.nana (57.1%); only one isolate was classified as Trichosporo asahii.
Conclusion:
M.nana and M. slooffiae were identified as part of the normal ear canal and skin microbiota in the evaluated horses. The observed prevalence of Malassezia spp. was 18.2% (n=4/22) in this study sample.
Palavras-chave : culture; ear canal; horses; identification; Malassezia; normal microbiota; PCR; skin; yeast.