title: Molecular taxonomy of the Trichophyton rubrum complex.
abstract: The validity of taxa around Trichophyton rubrum was evaluated by a combination of phenetic and molecular methods. Morphological and physiological features were compared to results of sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region of the ribosomal operon, PCR fingerprinting, and amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis. The 15 species and varieties investigated (Trichophyton circonvolutum, Trichophyton fischeri, Trichophyton fluviomuniense, Trichophyton glabrum, Trichophyton gourvilii, Trichophyton kanei, Trichophyton kuryangei, Trichophyton megninii, Trichophyton pedis, Trichophyton raubitschekii, Trichophyton rodhaini, Trichophyton rubrum var. nigricans, Trichophyton soudanense, Trichophyton violaceum var. indicum, and Trichophyton yaoundei) were reclassified or synonymized as T. rubrum or T. violaceum.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Department of Parasitology (Charité), Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany. yvonne.graeser@charite.de
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gräser
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kuijpers
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Presber
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: de Hoog
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014005:Tinea / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal