A Comparative Study on Phenotypic versus ITS-Based Molecular Identification of Dermatophytes Isolated in Dakar, Senegal

Classically, dermatophytes are identified by phenotypic methods even if these methods, sometimes, remain difficult or uncertain. On the other hand, nucleotide sequence analysis of internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of rDNA has proved to be a useful method for identification of dermatophytes. The obj...

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Main Authors: Khadim Diongue, Ludivine Bréchard, Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Mame Cheikh Seck, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Aida Sadikh Badiane, Stéphane Ranque, Daouda Ndiaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6754058