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Sheep serve as a reservoir of Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype V infection.
Medical mycology - 6 Jul 2023
Nikkholgh Sivash, Pchelin Ivan M, Zarei Mahmoudabadi Ali, Shabanzadeh-Bardar Mahbubeh, Gharaghani Maral, Sharifzadeh Aghil, Mokhtari Hooyeh Mohammadreza, Mohammadi Rasoul, Nouripour-Sisakht Sadegh, Katiraee Farzad, Rezaei-Matehkolaei Ali
Abstract excerpt
Human infections by Trichophyton mentagrophytes occur mainly due to contact with diseased animals. In Iran, T. mentagrophytes genotype V is the most prevalent variant of the fungus. We aimed to determine the animal reservoir of T. mentagrophytes genotype V infection. The study was done on a total of 577 dermatophyte strains obtained from animals with signs of dermatophytosis and human patients. The list of...
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