Mycologic Findings of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes Isolated from the Patients with Dermatophytosis in Taegu Area and Microsporum Persicolor.
- Author:
Kyung Soo KIM
1
;
Dong Hoon SHIN
;
Youn Joon BANG
;
Jong Soo CHOI
;
Ki Hong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mycologic features;
Trichophyton mentagrophytes;
Microsporum persicolor
- MeSH:
Arthrodermataceae;
Daegu*;
Humans;
Korea;
Microsporum*;
Tinea*;
Trichophyton*
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
1999;4(2):109-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Trichophyton(T.) mentagrophytes is one of common dermatophytes in Korea. The strain has a various colonial morphology; the colonial morphology of granular and powdery forms is very similar to Microsporum(M.) persicolor. OBJECTIVE: We tried to evaluate the mycologic features of T. mentagrophytes and to investigate the possibility of existence of M. persicolor among granular forms of T. mentagrophytes isolated in Korea. METHODS: Fifty strains of T. mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes were examined and compared with standard strain of RV 28710 Nannizzia (Arthroderma) persicolor(+), RV 28709 Nannizzia (Arthroderma) persicolor (-), RV 27960 Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii(+), RV 27961 Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii (-), RV 26678 Arthroderma benhamiae (+) and RV 26680 A
