Differentiation between Trichophyton mentagrophytes and T. rubrum by sorbitol assimilation.
Trichophyton rubrum was easily differentiated from T. mentagrophytes by its ability to assimilate sorbitol with an API 20C AUX strip. One hundred percent of 36 T. rubrum strains and none of 147 T. mentagrophytes strains assimilated sorbitol.
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Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, University of Zaragoza, Spain.
Rubio
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Alejandre
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D013012:Sorbitol / Q000378:metabolism*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000378:metabolism*
D013012:Sorbitol