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Recent advances in the molecular taxonomy of dermatophytes
Y. Gräser1, G.S. de Hoog2 and A.F.A. Kuijpers2
1Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene (Charité), Humboldt
University, Berlin, Germany;
2Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Baarn, The Netherlands
The use of characteristics for species distinction in dermatophytes over
the last century is outlined. On the basis of molecular data, three main
groups are recognized, largely coinciding with ecology and clinical data
less so with taxonomic borderlines. One group consists mainly of anthropophilic
Trichophyton species; the mainly zoophilic Microsporum species are paraphyletic
to this group. The geophilic species are highly diverse. Adaptation to
the human host is accompanied by a gradual loss of sexuality.
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In: Kushwaha RKS, Guarro J (Eds.). Biology
of Dermatophytes and other Keratinophilic Fungi.
Revista Iberoamericana de Micología, Bilbao, 2000.
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