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

Abstract

The isolates previously identified as T. mentagrophytes should be relabelled as T. interdigitale according to current taxonomy. Because the taxonomy is quite different from what it used to be, confusion in the nomenclature of the T. mentagrophytes complex is to be expected. The applicability of the current taxonomic concept may require further evaluation.

Fungicidal activity of AKWATON and in vitro assessment of its toxic effects on animal cells

“…T. mentagrophytes is an important pathogenic fungus with a wide range of hosts, including humans and animals (Sun et al, 2010). The test was a modified version of a broth dilution assay (Soberó n et al, 2007) as described by Oulé et al (2008).…”

“…T. mentagrophytes is an important pathogenic fungus with a wide range of hosts, including humans and animals (Sun et al, 2010). It is transmissible among humans as well as between humans and other animals by direct and indirect contact (Sun et al, 2010).…”

“…T. mentagrophytes is an important pathogenic fungus with a wide range of hosts, including humans and animals (Sun et al, 2010). It is transmissible among humans as well as between humans and other animals by direct and indirect contact (Sun et al, 2010). The ease of transmission as well as the increasing number of invasive and superficial fungal infections when compared with previous decades (Gupta & Tomas, 2003) make T. mentagrophytes important to public health issues (Sun et al, 2010).…”

“…It is transmissible among humans as well as between humans and other animals by direct and indirect contact (Sun et al, 2010). The ease of transmission as well as the increasing number of invasive and superficial fungal infections when compared with previous decades (Gupta & Tomas, 2003) make T. mentagrophytes important to public health issues (Sun et al, 2010). It has the capacity to invade keratinized tissues (skin, hair and nails), producing dermatophytosis (Makimura et al, 1998).…”

Application of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and high resolution melting (HRM) analysis of beta-tubulin gene for species and strains differentiation in Trichophyton mentagrophytes species complex

“…1a). Also included On the basis of our previous study [9], we designed a pair of primers to amplified partial beta-tubulin gene of anthropophilic and zoophilic strains of T. interdigitale: sites were detected between both strains ( Fig. 1b and 1c rubrum into two fragments with the lengths 114 and 79 bases, which were the same in these four species.…”