Accepted Article This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/myc.12839 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. DR ÉRICO SILVA LORETO (Orcid ID : 0000-0003-0408-5294) DR JANIO MORAIS SANTURIO (Orcid ID : 0000-0001-7472-5379) Article type : Original Article Title: An experimental murine model of otitis and dermatitis caused by Malassezia pachydermatis Authors: Karine B. Schlemmer 1 , Francielli P.K. Jesus 1 , Érico S. Loreto 2 , Juliana S. M. Tondolo 1 , Pauline C. Ledur 1 , Andressa Dallabrida 1 , Taiara M. da Silva 3 , Glaucia D. Kommers 3 , Sydney H. Alves 2 , Janio M. Santurio 1 # 1 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil 2 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil 3 Departamento de Patologia, Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil Address for correspondence: Janio Morais Santurio Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Av. Roraima nº 1000, Prédio 20, sala 4139, Santa Maria - CEP 97105-900, RS, Brasil. Tel./fax: +55 55 3220-8906. E-mail: janio.santurio@gmail.com Abstract We report a malasseziosis model in immunocompromised Swiss mice. For this model, the mice were immunosuppressed with a combination of cyclophosphamide at 150mg/kg and