Trichophyton tonsurans strains from Brazil: Phenotypic heterogeneity, genetic homology, and detection of virulence genes

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 754-760

  Sidrim, José Julio Costa ^a   Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha ^a,b   Leite, João Jaime Giffoni ^a   Maranhão, Fernanda Cristina de Albuquerque ^c   Lima, Rita Amanda Chaves ^a   Castelo Branco, Débora de Souza Collares Maia ^a   Bandeira, Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes ^a   Cordeiro, Rossana de Aguiar ^a   Brilhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Phenotyping; Trichophyton tonsurans; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

DNA; FUNGUS; GENE; HETEROGENEITY; HOMOLOGY; MELANIN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; VIRULENCE; VITAMIN;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CHILD; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCALP; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84887277440     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0670     Document Type: Article

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