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Several species of Malassezia are difficult to culture, making traditional methods of identification challenging. The problem with molecular typing of Malassezia in association with seborrheic dermatitis\/dandruff (SD\/D) arises due to the unavailability of these fastidious yeast cultures. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) genotypes, disease state (SD\/D), and the geographic distribution of M. globosa, M. restricta, and M. arunalokei. In total, 154 isolates representing M. globosa (n\u00a0=\u00a085), M. restricta (n\u00a0=\u00a055), and M. arunalokei (n\u00a0=\u00a014) from lesional\/non-lesional areas of SD\/D patients and healthy controls residing in the rural (n\u00a0=\u00a077) and urban (n\u00a0=\u00a077) areas of northern India were included. A strategy based on the FAFLP methodology was developed using two endonuclease enzymes (EcoRI and HindIII). 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