Discovery of New <i>Trichophyton</i> Members, T. persicum and T. spiraliforme spp. nov., as a Cause of Highly Inflammatory Tinea Cases in Iran and Czechia
Adéla Čmoková, Ali Rezaei‐Matehkolaei, Ivana Kuklová, Miroslav Kolařík, Forough Shamsizadeh, Saham Ansari, Maral Gharaghani, Viera Miňovská, Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh, Sadegh Nouripour‐Sisakht, Takashi Yaguchi, Kamiar Zomorodian, Hossein Zarrinfar, Vít Hubka
Abstract
In this study, we describe two novel agents of dermatophytosis and summarize the clinical manifestation of infections. These new pathogens were discovered thanks to long-term molecular epidemiological studies conducted in Czechia and Iran. Zoonotic origins of the human infections are highly probable, but the animal hosts of these pathogens are poorly known. Further research is needed to refine our knowledge about these new dermatophytes.
Topics & Concepts
TrichophytonZoonosisTinea capitisBiologyDermatophytePopulationEpidemiologyEtiologyMicrobiologyMedicineImmunologyPathologyEnvironmental healthAntifungalHorticultureNail Diseases and TreatmentsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesFungal Infections and Studies