This book covers all necessary aspects on the global epidemiology of Malassezia species and their effect on various diseases. Valuable treatment advice is given in order to improve the treatment outcome of affected patients.

Introduction: Malassezia Yeasts from a Historical Perspective.- Biodiversity, Phylogeny and Ultrastructure.- Epidemiology of Malassezia-Related Skin Diseases.- Physiology and Biochemistry.- Malassezia Species and Immunity: Host-Pathogen Interactions.- Pityriasis Versicolor and Other Malassezia Skin Diseases.- Malassezia Yeasts in Seborrheic and Atopic Eczemas.- Malassezia Fungemia, Antifungal Susceptibility Testing and Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections.- Genomics and Pathophysiology: Dandruff as a Paradigm.- Malassezia Yeasts in Animal Disease.- Malassezia Database.

From the reviews:

"In this book, the authors, all experts in Malassezia research, cover the history of the fungal species, associated skin conditions, epidemiology, genomic data and current treatment options. ? the book is extremely well-written, with a consistent format and inclusion of clear and informative figures and tables. ? This book would be an ideal purchase for researchers, clinicians ? with a specialist interest in Malassezia, but also, as the first book to comprehensively review current scientific and clinical Malassezia knowledge, would be a worthwhile institutional purchase." (Donna MacCallum, Microbiology Today, 2010)