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Microsatellite markers reveal geographic population differentiation in Trichophyton rubrum.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Aug 2007
Gräser Yvonne, Fröhlich Janine, Presber Wolfgang, de Hoog Sybren
Abstract excerpt
A worldwide selection of more than 200 isolates of the anthropophilic dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum were analysed using seven microsatellite markers. Fifty-five multilocus genotypes were recognized, allowing a subdivision of the species into two populations. Both populations reproduced strictly clonally, showed a different predilection on the human host (scalp vs foot) and displayed geographic differentiation....
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