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The new species concept in dermatophytes-a polyphasic approach.
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 267 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Comparative Description of Dermatophyte Genomes: A State-of-the-Art Review.Mycopathologia · 2023Pooled it
- Dual PCR-Sanger Sequencing Assay for Simultaneous sqle-Based Identification and Resistance Detection in Trichophyton Species.Emerging infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Conventional and Molecular Methods for the Diagnosis of Onychomycosis.Cureus · 2026Article
- In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Octenidine Against Emerging Dermatophyte Species.Mycopathologia · 2026Article
- Polyphasic Taxonomy of Species within the Dermatophyte Genus Arthroderma Including A. fimbriatum sp. nov and A. cellare sp. nov.Mycopathologia · 2026Article
- Trichophyton mentagrophytes Complex in Onychomycosis: A Retrospective Study of Internal Transcribed Spacer Genotypes and Squalene Epoxidase Gene Mutations.Mycopathologia · 2025Article
- Shifting etiological agents of dermatophytosis: a molecular epidemiological study from Iran.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2025Article
- Synergistic potential of essential oil combinations against Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025Article
- Molecular Epidemiology and Clinical Aspects of Dermatophytosis in Guiyang, Southwest China (2017-2023): A Single-Institution Retrospective Study.Mycopathologia · 2025Article
- Host-Pathogen Interaction and Resistance Mechanisms in Dermatophytes.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Diagnostic ability of Peptidase S8 gene in the Arthrodermataceae causing dermatophytoses: A metadata analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
- Hedgehog Dermatophytosis: UnderstandingJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Phenotypic and Genotypic Identification of Dermatophytes from Mexico and Central American Countries.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Evaluation of a Liquid Media MALDI-TOF MS Protocol for the Identification of Dermatophytes Isolated fromJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Current Topics in Dermatophyte Classification and Clinical Diagnosis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- Molecular diagnosis of dermatophyte isolates from canine and feline dermatophytosis in Northeast Iran.Veterinary medicine and science · 2022Article
- Subtyping Options forPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Real-Time PCR Assay for the Detection of Dermatophytes: Comparison between an In-House Method and a Commercial Kit for the Diagnosis of Dermatophytoses in Patients from Dakar, Senegal.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Discovery of NewMicrobiology spectrum · 2021Article
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Abstract
The dermatophytes are among the most frequently observed organisms in biomedicine, yet there has never been stability in the taxonomy, identification and naming of the approximately 25 pathogenic species involved. Since the identification of these species is often epidemiologically and ethically important, the difficulties in dermatophyte identification are a fruitful topic for modern molecular biological investigation, done in tandem with renewed investigation of phenotypic characters. Molecular phylogenetic analyses such as multilocus sequence typing have had to be tailored to accommodate differing the mechanisms of speciation that have produced the dermatophytes that are commonly seen today. Even so, some biotypes that were unambiguously considered species in the past, based on profound differences in morphology and pattern of infection, appear consistently not to be distinct species in modern molecular analyses. Most notable among these are the cosmopolitan bane of nails and feet, Trichophyton rubrum, and the endemic African agent of childhood tinea capitis, Trichophyton soudanense, which are effectively inseparable in all analyses. The molecular data require some reinterpretation of results seen in conventional phenotypic tests, but in most cases, phylogenetic insight is readily integrated with current laboratory testing procedures.
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