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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2014

Highly discriminatory variable-number tandem-repeat markers for genotyping of Trichophyton interdigitale strains.

Ines Drira, Ines Hadrich, Sourour Neji, Nedia Mahfouth, Houaida Trabelsi, Hayet Sellami, Fattouma Makni, Ali Ayadi

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ines DriraLaboratory of Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Ines HadrichLaboratory of Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Sourour NejiLaboratory of Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Nedia MahfouthLaboratory Service, UHC-Hedi-Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia.
Houaida TrabelsiLaboratory of Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Hayet SellamiLaboratory of Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Fattouma MakniLaboratory of Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Ali AyadiLaboratory of Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia ali.ayadi@rns.tn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trichophyton interdigitale is the second most frequent cause of superficial fungal infections of various parts of the human body. Studying the population structure and genotype differentiation of T. interdigitale strains may lead to significant improvements in clinical practice. The present study aimed to develop and select suitable variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) markers for 92 clinical strains of T. interdigitale. On the basis of an analysis of four VNTR markers, four to eight distinct alleles were detected for each marker. The marker with the highest discriminatory power had eight alleles and a D value of 0.802. The combination of all four markers yielded a D value of 0.969 with 29 distinct multilocus genotypes. VNTR typing revealed the genetic diversity of the strains, identifying three populations according to their colonization sites. A correlation between phenotypic characteristics and multilocus genotypes was observed. Seven patients harbored T. interdigitale strains with different genotypes. Typing of clinical T. interdigitale samples by VNTR markers displayed excellent discriminatory power and 100% reproducibility.

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Minisatellite RepeatsAdultAgedFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular TypingMycological Typing TechniquesTineaTrichophytonYoung Adult

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PMID24989614
PMCPMC4313152

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