Two Arthroderma benhamiae Isolates Showing Mitochondrial DNA Type of Trichophyton verrucosum.

Accession number;02A0462201
Title;Two Arthroderma benhamiae Isolates Showing Mitochondrial DNA Type of Trichophyton verrucosum.
Author; KAWASAKI M (Kanazawa Medical Univ., Ishikawa, Jpn) () OHSAWA T (Saiseikai Gotsu General Hospital, Shimane, Jpn) ()
Journal Title;Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology
Journal Code:G0589A
ISSN:0916-4804
VOL.43;NO.2;PAGE.103-106(2002)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.2, TBL.1, REF.11
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;Two Trichophyton mentagrophytes isolates from skin lesions on a girl and her rabbit, which were identified as Arthroderma benhamiae by mating tests, were studied by mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) analysis and sequencing of ITS (internal transcribed spacer) regions of nuclear ribosomal RNA genes. The mtDNA-RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) patterns showed the two isolates to be T. verrucosum rather than A. benhamiae. The ITS sequence showed the isolates to be closer to A. benhamiae Americano-European race than to T. verrucosum and closer to T. verrucosum than to their mating partner A. henhamioe African race. These results suggest that there are three genetic types of A. benhamiae - an Americano-European type, an African type and a T. verrucosum type - and that T. verrucosum is an anamorph of A. benhamiae. (author abst.)
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