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Molecular identification of Trichophyton benhamiae in Strasbourg, France: a 9-year retrospective study.
Medical mycology - 1 Aug 2018
Sabou Marcela, Denis Julie, Boulanger Nathalie, Forouzanfar Faezeh, Glatz Isabelle, Lipsker Dan, Poirier Philippe, Candolfi Ermanno, Letscher-Bru Valérie
Abstract excerpt
Trichophyton benhamiae is a zoophilic dermatophyte transmitted to humans mostly from guinea pigs and occasionally other animals. It presents two distinct phenotypes: yellow and white. T. benhamiae was formerly known as Trichophyton species of Arthroderma benhamiae; it was considered part of the T. mentagrophytes species complex, and some authors have incorrectly described the yellow phenotype of T. benhamiae as...
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