title: Successful mating of a human isolate of Arthroderma simii with a tester strain of A. vanbreuseghemii.
abstract: An isolate of Arthroderma simii was successfully mated with a tester strain of A. vanbreuseghemii cultured on the plate of simple agar with some hair on it at 27 degrees C. Confirmation of sexual reproduction was made by the detection of hybrids of two parental genotypes. The implications of this result are discussed from the viewpoint of a reevaluation of the species boundaries of dermatophytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anzawa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishizaki
authors.forename: Basavaraj M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Hemashettar
mesh_terms: D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans