Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy enables rapid species discrimination across Malassezia and strain-level typing in M. pachydermatis
Simon Kurmann, Marco A. Coelho, Marcia David Palma, Leyna Díaz, Gemma Castellá, Francisco Javier Cabañes, Joseph Heitman, Salomé LeibundGut‐Landmann, Francis Muchaamba
This study uses Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to rapidly distinguish Malassezia species and resolve strain-level typing in M. pachydermatis, matching whole-genome sequencing results.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology