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→Malassezia pachydermidis
*Caused by [[Fungi|''Malassezia pachydermatis'']]
*Caused by [[Fungi|''Malassezia pachydermatis'']]
*Yeast, normally present in external ear canal and skin
*Normally present in oily areas on the external ear canal and skin in dogs
**Some strains have been recovered from the ear canal of cats
*Bottle-shaped, small budding cells, non-mycelial
*Gram stain shows purple yeast cells with a very wide base
*Grow on Sabouraud's Dextrose agar in 2 weeks of incubation at room temperature
*Greenish discolouration on blood agar
*Clinical disease may cause yeast to proliferate and cause infection
*Clinical disease may cause yeast to proliferate and cause infection
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