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- Title
Different Genes Can Result in Different Phylogenetic Relationships in Trichophyton Species.
- Authors
Kawasaki, Masako; Anzawa, Kazushi; Wakasa, Asako; Takeda, Kiminobu; Tanabe, Hiroshi; Mochizuki, Takashi; Ishizaki, Hiroshi; Hemashettar, Basavaraj M.
- Abstract
To determine the relationships among Trichophyton species we constructed three phylogenies, based on the nucleotide sequences of the actin, rRNA and DNA topoisomerase II genes. These phylogenies showed several conflicting branch points. For example, strains of T. verrucosum, T. concentricum and T mentagrophytes var. ennacei were mingled with strains of Arthroderma benhamiae and could not be separated into their own phylogenic groups. In addition, strains of A. vanbreuseghemii, T tonsurans, T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale and T. mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum were mingled with strains of A. simii and could not be separated into their own phylogenic groups. T. rubrum and T. violaceum made up a dade, which was phylogenetically related to the A. benhamiae dade or A. simii dade, depending on the gene examined. These findings indicate the need to reevaluate the boundaries among Tnichophyton species using an alternative to morphological or molecular biological methods.
- Subjects
NUCLEOTIDE sequence; HEREDITY; GENES; TRICHOPHYTON; PHYLOGENY; DNA
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology, 2008, Vol 49, Issue 4, p311
- ISSN
0916-4804
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3314/jjmm.49.311