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Research Article

Quantitative analysis of the cutaneous Malassezia microbiota in 770 healthy Japanese by age and gender using a real-time PCR assay

Takashi Sugita Department of MicrobiologyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Miho Suzuki Department of Microbiology
,
Seiko Goto Department of Microbiology
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Akemi Nishikawa Department of Immunobiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Masataro Hiruma Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Takashi Yamazaki Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Ibaraki, Japan
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Koichi Makimura Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, Tokyo,Japan
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Pages 229-233 | Received 25 Jan 2009, Accepted 16 Aug 2009, Published online: 08 Feb 2010

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