Molecular characterization of dermatophytes of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex found in Taiwan with emphasis on their correlation with clinical observations

The British Journal of Dermatology
P-L SunS-H Jee

Abstract

Fungi of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex are important pathogenic dermatophytes capable of causing various human skin infections. There are many species and varieties involved in this complex. Due to morphological similarity and existing intermediate forms and variants, unequivocally separating these dermatophytes is not always straightforward, and sampling appropriate isolates for research is often troublesome. Communicating epidemiological statistics of these dermatophytes is greatly impeded because taxonomic schemes adopted by different research groups are inconsistent and hardly comparable. To analyse the molecular types existing within isolates of the T. mentagrophytes complex in Taiwan and evaluate the applicability of the current taxonomy on these isolates. Forty-eight isolates of the T. mentagrophytes complex were obtained from humans and animals (rabbit, guinea pig and hedgehog) in Taiwan. Sequences of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and b-tubulin gene regions of each isolate were used for molecular typing. Among the 48 isolates, 43 belonged to the T. interdigitale clade, including 21 of the anthropophilic strain and 22 of the zoophilic strain, and five belonged to the T. erinacei clade. No isolates of the T. mentagrophytes gen...Continue Reading

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