Taxonomic Studies on Clinical Isolates from Superficial Trichosporonosis Patients by DNA Relatedness

Abstract

Clinical isolates from superficial trichosporonosis patients were identified on the basis of DNA relatedness. Trichosporon cutaneum, T. mucoides and our new proposed species, T. domesticum were found in the clinical samples. These findings suggest that the causative agents of superficial trichosporonosis exist in three or more species, and are different from those of deep-seated and mucosa-associated infections.