Trichophyton erinaceiin pet hedgehogs in Spain: Occurrence and revision of its taxonomic status
| Autor: | M. L. Abarca, Jaume Martorell, F. J. Cabañes, Gemma Castellá |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Microbiological Techniques 0301 basic medicine Genotype 030106 microbiology Zoology Microbiology 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Tinea Trichophyton Trichophyton erinacei DNA Ribosomal Spacer Prevalence Animals Cluster Analysis DNA Fungal Hedgehog Phylogeny Microscopy biology Pets Sequence Analysis DNA General Medicine biology.organism_classification Urease Molecular analysis Infectious Diseases Taxon Hedgehogs Spain Female Taxonomy (biology) Arthrodermataceae |
| Zdroj: | Medical Mycology. 55:164-172 |
| ISSN: | 1460-2709 1369-3786 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/mmy/myw057 |
| Popis: | Hedgehogs have increased in popularity as pets in Spain but there are no data of infection rates of this exotic animal with dermatophytes in our country. During the period of 2008-2011 a total of 20 pet hedgehogs (19 African pygmy hedgehogs and 1 Egyptian long-eared hedgehog) suspected of having dermatophytoses were studied. This is the first survey of the occurrence of T. erinacei in household hedgehogs in Spain. The T. erinacei infection rate was 50% (9 out of 19 African pygmy hedgehogs, and the one Egyptian long-eared hedgehog surveyed). Morphological identification of the isolates was confirmed by molecular analysis. All the strains had the same ITS sequence and showed 100% sequence similarity to T. erinacei type strain CBS 511.73 (AB 105793). The Spanish isolates were confirmed as T. erinacei urease positive. On the basis of ITS sequences, T. erinacei is a species close to but separate from the taxa included in the A. benhamiae complex. Review of the current literature on DNA-based methods for identification of species included in this complex has highlighted the urgent need to reach a consensus in species circumscription and classification system accepted by all mycologists. |
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