A case of sporotrichosis caused by two genetically different Sporothrix schenckii strains.
Two Sporothrix schenckii strains of different mitochondrial DNA restriction profiles were isolated from different cutaneous lesions in a 53 year-old woman with sporotrichosis. These results suggest that sporotrichosis can be simultaneously caused by two or more genetically different S. schenckii strains.
Kobayashi
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Department of Dermatology, Medical University Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kawasaki
M
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Ishizaki
H
H
Fukushiro
R
R
Matsumoto
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R
D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000032:analysis*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000235:genetics*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000382:microbiology*
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial