J Korean Soc Microbiol.
2000 Feb;35(1):49-60.
Identification and phylogenetic relationship of dermatophytes based on RFLP
analysis and nucleotide sequence of internal transcribed spacer (ITS)1 in
nuclear ribosome DNA
- Affiliations
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- 1Laboratory of Nosocomial Pathogens, Department of
Microbiological Diseases, National Institute of Health 5 Nokbun-Dong,
Eunpyung-Gu, Seoul, 122-701, South Korea.
Abstract
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ITSI-5.8S-ITSII rDNA region was amplified from the reference
strains and clinical isolates with ITS1 and ITS4 primers. These primers
amplified DNA fragments of 550 bp in Microsporum audouinii and
Trichophyton violaceum, 700 bp in Microsporum gypseum, Trichophyton
mentagrophytes, Trichophyton rubrum, and Trichophyton tonsurans, and 750
bp in Microsporum ferreugineum and Microsporum canis. The restriction
enzyme patterns of PCR products digested with 13 restriction enzyme
including PstI were distint among the genera, whereas identical in the
same species. Examination of the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacers)1
nucleotide sequence revealed that there was the genetic difference in
each genera and species. Phylogenetic relationship among each species
showed that the Trichophyton mentagrophytes was more closely related
Trichophyton tonsurans than Trichophyton rubrum, and Microsporum gypseum
was less related than Microsporum spp.