Mycobiome of the external ear canal of healthy cows
Díaz Álvarez, Leyna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Castellá, Gemma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Bragulat, M. Rosa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Paytuví-Gallart, Andreu (Sequentia Biotech S.L.)
Sanseverino, Walter (Sequentia Biotech S.L.)
Cabañes Sáenz, Francisco Javier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)

Date:	2024
Abstract:	Malassezia yeasts belong to the normal skin microbiota of a wide range of warm-blooded animals. However, their significance in cattle is still poorly understood. In the present study, the mycobiota of the external ear canal of 20 healthy dairy Holstein cows was assessed by cytology, culture, PCR, and next-generation sequencing. The presence of Malassezia was detected in 15 cows by cytology and PCR. The metagenomic analysis revealed that Ascomycota was the predominant phylum but M. pachydermatis the main species. The Malassezia phylotype 131 was detected in low abundance. Nor M. nana nor M. equina were detected in the samples.
Note:	This article has been accepted for publication in Medical Mycology
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió de l'autor
Subject:	Cows ; Ear mycobiome ; M. pachydermatis ; Malassezia ; Next-generation sequencing ; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Published in:	Medical Mycology, Vol. 62, Num. 5 (2024) , art. myae049, ISSN 1460-2709

DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myae049
PMID: 38684473

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