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

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1312-1318

  Sun, P L ^a,b   Hsieh, H M ^c   Ju, Y M ^c   Jee, S H ^d  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

taxonomy; Trichophyton erinacei; Trichophyton interdigitale; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CAT; CLADISTICS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DOG; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GUINEA PIG; HEDGEHOG; HUMAN; MOLECULAR TYPING; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; TAIWAN; TAXONOMY; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA FACIEI; TINEA MANUUM; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; GUINEA PIGS; HEDGEHOGS; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; TAIWAN; TRICHOPHYTON; TUBULIN;

EID: 78649675163     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09953.x     Document Type: Article

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