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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2000, p. 3872-3875, Vol. 38, No. 10
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of Different Preservation and Storage Methods for Malassezia spp.

M. J. Crespo, M. L. Abarca, and F. J. Cabañes*

Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals (Microbiologia), Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain

Received 25 May 2000/Returned for modification 27 June 2000/Accepted 26 July 2000

Freezing at -80°C, lyophilization, preservation in distilled water, and storage in different culture media were performed in order to find a suitable method that allowed a prolonged storage of Malassezia spp. Freezing at -80°C was the only method successful at maintaining all species.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals (Microbiologia), Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain. Phone: 34 93 581 17 49. Fax: 34 93 581 20 06. E-mail: javier.cabanes{at}uab.es.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2000, p. 3872-3875, Vol. 38, No. 10
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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