Table 1.

Summary of currently described Malassezia species present in human body sites associated with health and/or disease.

S/N	Malassezia Species	Group (Figure 1)	Body site† (Human)	Health/Disease‡	References
1	M. furfur	A	D, S, SC, Sy	AD, D, SD, PV, SI, F	(Simmons and Gueho, 1990; Boekhout T et al., 2010; Cabanes, 2014; Iatta et al., 2014)
2	M. obtusa	A	D, S	AD, D, SD	(Boekhout T et al., 2010; Cabanes, 2014; Prohic et al., 2016)
3	M. japonica	A	D, S	AD	(Sugita et al., 2003)
4	M. yamatoensis	A	D, S	AD, SD	(Sugita et al., 2004; Boekhout T et al., 2010)
5	M. sympodialis	B	D, M, S	D, SD, AD, PV, F	(Gupta et al., 2004; Boekhout T et al., 2010; Aguirre et al., 2015; Patron, 2016)
6	M. dermatis	B	D, S	AD	(Sugita et al., 2002; Boekhout T et al., 2010; Guého-Kellermann and Begerow, 2010)
7	M. restricta (all humans)	B	D, M, S, F	D, SD, AD, P	(Nakabayashi et al., 2000; Batra et al., 2005; Boekhout T et al., 2010; Guého-Kellermann and Begerow, 2010)
8	M. globosa (all humans)	B	D, M, S, F	D, SD, AD, PV, P	(Gupta et al., 2004; Boekhout T et al., 2010; Cabanes, 2014)
9	M. pachydermatis (normally animal, not human)	B	Sy	SI	(Boekhout T et al., 2010; Chow et al., 2020)
10	M. arunalokei	B	S, ear	D, SD	(Honnavar et al., 2016)
11	M. slooffiae (rare)	C	D, S	SD	(Boekhout T et al., 2010)

Non-human associated species: M. brasiliensis (Parrot-Group A); M. psittaci (Parrot-Group A); M. equina (Horse, Cow); M. nana (Cat, cow, Dog-Group B); M. caprae (Goat, Horse-Group B); M. vespertilionis (Bat-Group C); M. cuniculi (Rabbit-Group C). ^†Body Site: SC-Scalp; F-foot; Sy- systemic (blood, urine); S-sebaceous; M-moist; D-dry. ^‡Health/Disease: AD-Atopic dermatitis, PV-Pityriasis Versicolor; D-Dandruff; SD-seborrheic dermatitis; P-psoriasis; F-folliculitis; SI-systemic infections.