Molecular markers reveal exclusively clonal reproduction in Trichophyton rubrum

Authors
Graser, Y Kuhnisch, J Presber, W
Citation
Y. Graser et al., Molecular markers reveal exclusively clonal reproduction in Trichophyton rubrum, J CLIN MICR, 37(11), 1999, pp. 3713-3717
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3713 - 3717
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199911)37:11<3713:MMRECR>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Genotypic variability among 96 Trichophyton rubrum strains which displayed different colony morphologies and were collected from four continents was i nvestigated. Twelve markers representing 57 loci were analyzed by PCR finge rprinting, amplified fragment length polymorphism, and random amplified mon omorphic DNA markers. Interestingly, none of the methods used revealed any DNA polymorphism, indicating a strictly clonal mode of reproduction and a s trong adaptation to human skin.