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Infecting Mice with Malassezia spp. to Study the Fungus-Host Interaction
JoVE Journal
Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Infecting Mice with Malassezia spp. to Study the Fungus-Host Interaction

Infecting Mice with Malassezia spp. to Study the Fungus-Host Interaction

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November 06, 2019

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06:19 min
November 06, 2019

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This protocol outlines the establishment of a mouse model for studying Malassezia-host interactions in the skin. It describes the cultivation of Malassezia in vitro, the infection of the murine skin with Malassezia, and the subsequent analysis of the inflammation and the fungal burden in the skin tissue.

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