Malassezia nana

Malassezia nana is a fungus that can cause opportunistic infections in animals.^[1][2] It was first isolated from animals in Japan and Brazil. M. nana resembles M. dermatis and M. sympodialis, but is distinguished from these species by its inability to use Kolliphor EL (Sigma) as the sole lipid source and to hydrolyse aesculin. The type strain of M. nana is NUSV 1003T(=CBS 9557T=JCM 12085T).

Malassezia nana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Malasseziomycetes
Order:	Malasseziales
Family:	Malasseziaceae
Genus:	Malassezia
Species:	M. nana
Binomial name
Malassezia nana A.Hirai, R.Kano, Makimura, H.Yamag. & A.Haseg. (2004)