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ArticleMycoses2020

Variations in ribosomal DNA copy numbers in a genome of Trichophyton interdigitale.

Tomoyuki Iwanaga, Kazushi Anzawa, Takashi Mochizuki

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Article in Mycoses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomoyuki IwanagaDepartment of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1158-4403
Kazushi AnzawaDepartment of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Takashi MochizukiDepartment of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kanazawa Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRibosomal DNA (rDNA) reportedly has multiple copies in the fungal genome. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region in rDNA is useful for investigating relationships between close taxonomic relatives. Thus, ITS has been widely used as a target gene in medical mycology for the detection of pathogenic fungi and identification of fungal species. However, the rDNA copy number in a genome of Trichophyton interdigitale, the pathogen causing dermatophytosis, currently remains unknown.

objectiveClarification of the rDNA copy number in a genome of T. interdigitale.

methodsrDNA copy numbers in 64 clinical isolates of T. interdigitale were examined using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) with the absolute quantitative method targeting TruMDR2, a single-copy control gene and the ITS region in rDNA.

resultsThe copy numbers of the rDNA subunit varied among the 64 strains tested, from 24 to 116 copies per genome. The average rDNA copy number ± standard deviation was 59 ± 16. No correlations were observed between the rDNA copy number and colony colour, colony morphology or molecular type of the non-transcribed spacer region in rDNA. Experiments on rDNA copy numbers obtained from independent colonies of each strain in single-spore cultures revealed that the copy number was homogeneous within each strain.

conclusionThis is the first study to estimate copy numbers of the rDNA subunit in a genome of T. interdigitale. The rDNA copy number of T. interdigitale varied among the strains tested and was homogeneous within each strain.

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DNA Copy Number VariationsDNA, RibosomalArthrodermataceaeDermatomycosesDNA, FungalDNA, Ribosomal SpacerGenome, FungalGenotypeReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionDNA, FungalDNA, RibosomalDNA, Ribosomal Spacerdermatophytesquantitative real-time PCRribosomal DNATrichophyton interdigitale

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PMID32783279
PMCPMC7607385
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