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Taxonomy of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes/T. interdigitale Species Complex Harboring the Highly Virulent, Multiresistant Genotype T. indotineae.
Mycopathologia - 1 Jun 2021
Tang Chao, Kong Xue, Ahmed Sarah A, Thakur Rameshwari, Chowdhary Anuradha, Nenoff Pietro, Uhrlass Silke, Verma Shyam B, Meis Jacques F, Kandemir Hazal, Kang Yingqian, de Hoog G Sybren
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A severe outbreak of highly virulent and multi-resistant dermatophytosis by species in the Trichophyton mentagrophytes/T. interdigitale complex is ongoing in India. The correct identity of the etiologic agent is a much-debated issue. In order to define species limits, a taxonomic study was undertaken combining molecular, morphological, and physiological characteristics as evidence of classification. Molecular...
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