''Malassezia caprae'' is a

fungus A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately fr ...

first isolated in goats, which can cause opportunistic infections in animals. Its

type strain The International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP) formerly the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (ICNB) or Bacteriological Code (BC) governs the scientific names for Bacteria and Archaea.P. H. A. Sneath, 2003. A short hist ...

is MA383=CBS 10434. This species will not grow without any

lipid Lipids are a broad group of naturally-occurring molecules which includes fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others. The functions of lipids include ...

supplementation. It grows slowly and forms small colonies (average diameter ). In the lab, colonies will not grow at temperatures of 40 °C, differing from '' M. sympodialis''-related species, such '' M. dermatis'' and '' M. nana'', which can grow at this temperature. ''Malassezia caprae'' cells are

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al to more or less spherical.

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