title: White piedra: molecular identification of Trichosporon inkin in members of the same family.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by the genus Trichosporon and characterized by nodules on hair shaft.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors report a family referred to as pediculosis. Mycological culture on Mycosel® plus molecular identification was performed to precisely identify the etiology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A Trichosporon spp. infection was revealed. The molecular procedure identified the agent as Trichosporon inkin.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  White piedra and infection caused by T. inkin are rarely reported in Southern Brazil. The molecular tools are essentials on identifying the Trichosporon species.
authors: Laboratório de Biologia Molecular Aplicada às Zoonoses, Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
authors: Virgínia Bodelão
authors: VB
authors: Richini-Pereira
authors: Rosângela Maria Pires de
authors: RM
authors: Camargo
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Bagagli
authors: Silvio Alencar
authors: SA
authors: Marques
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010854:Piedra / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification