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. 2005 Jun;43(6):2824–2829. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.6.2824-2829.2005

TABLE 3.

Antifungal susceptibilities of Malassezia strains to ketoconazole

Species Cumulative % inhibited at the following MIC (μg/ml)a
0.016 0.03 0.06 0.125 0.25 0.5 1 2 4 8 16
M. globosa
    Genotype
        I 45.5 (5) 9.1 (1) 18.2 (2) 27.3 (3)
        II 100 (4)
        III 66.7 (4) 16.7 (1) 16.7 (1)
        IV 83.3 (5) 16.7 (1)
    AD patients 57.9 (11) 10.5 (2) 15.8 (3) 15.8 (3)
    Healthy subjects 87.5 (7) 12.5 (1)
M. restricta
    Genotype
        I 37.5 (3) 25 (2) 25 (2) 12.5 (1)
        II 80 (12) 13.3 (2) 6.7 (1)
    AD patients 46.2 (6) 23.1 (3) 23.1 (3) 7.7 (1)
    Healthy subjects 90 (9) 10 (1)
M. sympodialis 76 (19) 12 (3) 4 (1) 4 (1)
M. slooffiae 83.3 (10) 16.7 (2)
M. furfur 66.7 (8) 16.7 (2) 8.3 (1) 8.3 (1)
M. obtusa 88.9 (7) 11.1 (1)
M. nana 100 (4)
M. dermatis 100 (3)
M. japonica 100 (2)
M. yamatoensis 100 (2)
M. pachydermatis 100 (6)
a

Numbers of strains examined are shown in parentheses.