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ITS barcodes for Trichophyton tonsurans and T. equinum.
Medical mycology - 1 May 2007
Summerbell Richard C, Moore Mary K, Starink-Willemse Mieke, Van Iperen Arien
Abstract excerpt
Early molecular biosystematic studies of dermatophytes created considerable confusion about the taxonomic status of the horse-associated Trichophyton equinum vis-à-vis the anthropophilic T. tonsurans. Though this matter has recently been clarified, routine identification of these species based on the commonly used ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence has been impractical. This is because, in the...
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