Molecular analysis and mating behaviour of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes species complex

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-266

  Symoens, Françoise ^a   Jousson, Olivier ^b   Planard, Chantal ^a   Fratti, Marina ^c   Staib, Peter ^d   Mignon, Bernard ^e   Monod, Michel ^c  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

28S rDNA; Arthroderma benhamiae; Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii; ITS rDNA; Mating; T. interdigitale; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTHRODERMA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA VANBREUSEGHEMII; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MATING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 79951941601     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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