METHOD OF IN VITRO DIAGNOSING A PELLICULAR STATE IN A SUBJECT AND RELATED APPLICATIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing a pellicular state in a subject, to a screening method of identifying an antidandruff agent, and to kits and nucleic acid arrays useful for said methods.

主权项

1. An in vitro method of diagnosing a pellicular state in a subject, comprising the steps of:
a. detecting and quantifying the density of Malassezia sp. and of Propionibacterium sp. of a microbial population sample from a subject; b. calculating a ratio R between the density of Malassezia sp. and of Propionibacterium sp. present in said sample; c. comparing said ratio with a value of reference;wherein a ratio R superior to said value of reference is indicative of the existence of a pellicular state in said subject.