Molecular identification and phylogenesis of dermatophytes isolated from rabbit farms and rabbit farm workers

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 395-402

  Cafarchia, Claudia ^a   Weigl, Stefania ^a   Figueredo, Luciana A ^a   Otranto, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; ITS rDNA; Partial chitin synthase 1; Phylogeny; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; PARTIAL CHITIN SYNTHASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CAT; DERMATOPHYTE; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; FARM ANIMAL; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GUINEA; HAPLORHINI; HEDGEHOG; HORSE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RABBIT; SAMPLING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL; SWINE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHITIN SYNTHASE; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORUM; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RABBITS; TINEA;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAVIA; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE; TRICHOPHYTON INTERDIGITALE;

EID: 84855956570     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.07.021     Document Type: Article

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