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Chinese Journal of Mycology 2014, Vol. 9  Issue (5): 279-282,278.

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Morphological observation and genetic identification of a variant of granular type Trichophyton rubrum isolated from tinea corporis and cruris

YANG yan-ping1, LI wen1, OU ru-jun2, CHEN he-lian3, HUANG wen-ming1   

  1. 1. Department of Dermatology, Zhanjiang 524001, China;
    2. Department of Health Management Center, Zhanjiang 524001, China;
    3. Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China
  • Received:2014-07-15 Online:2014-10-28 Published:2014-10-28

Abstract: Objectives To investigate the morphological features and sequences of ribosomal genes in a variant of granular type Trichophyton rubrum isolated from tinea corporis and cruris.Methods The morphological features of one T.rubrum strain recovered from a patient with tinea corporis and cruris were observed. The ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS), D1/D2 and non-transcribed region were determined by PCR.Results The phenotype of the isolate produced antlers mycelium, macroconidium had hollow phenomenon, unilateral budding and it grew at 42℃. The sequences of ITS and D1/D2 were identical to T.rubrum in the GenBank, but sequences of TRS-1 and TRS-2 in the non-transcribed region were different from the reference strains by 2 and 1 base, respectively.Conclusion The strain might be a variant of granular type T.rubrum.

Key words: Trichophyton rubrum, tinea corporis, genetic identification

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