title: Isolation of Trichophyton rubrum var. raubitschekii from a dog.
abstract: A rare anthropophilic dermatophyte, Trichophyton rubrum var. raubitschekii, was isolated for the first time from a case of animal dermatophytosis. We morphologically and physiologically identified the isolate from a case of canine dermatophytosis. Molecular typing of chitin synthase 1 (CHS1) and ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 sequences suggest that human and canine isolates of T. rubrum and T. rubrum var. raubitschekii are genetically identical. Therefore, T. rubrum, including T. rubrum var. raubitschekii, might be pathogenic to humans and dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, Nihon University School of Veterinary Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan. kano@brs.nihon-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kano
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014005:Tinea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*