Research Article

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

Table 2

Details of dermatophyte strains isolated in Dakar, Senegal, with correlation and discordances between phenotypic and molecular identification by DNA sequencing of the ITS regions.

GenBank accession numbersNOOriginIdentification
DPhenotypicMolecular

MN6910441TCM. audouiniiM. audouinii
MN6910452TCT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN6910463TCM. audouiniiM. audouinii
MN6910474TCM. audouiniiM. audouinii
MN6910485TCT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN6910496TCT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN6910507TCM. audouiniiM. audouinii
MN6910518TCT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN6910529TCM. canisM. canis
MN69105310TCT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN69105411TCT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN69105512TCT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN69105613TCM. audouiniiM. audouinii
MN69105714TCT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN69105815TCT. mentagrophytesT. soudanense
MN69105916TCT. soudanenseT. interdigitale
MN69106017ITPT. interdigitaleT. interdigitale
MN69106118ITPT. rubrumT. rubrum
MN69106219ITPT. interdigitaleT. interdigitale
MN69106320ITPT. interdigitaleT. interdigitale
MN69106421ITPT. interdigitaleT. interdigitale
MN69106522ITPT. interdigitaleT. interdigitale
MN69106623ITPT. interdigitaleT. interdigitale
MN69106724ITPT. interdigitaleT. rubrum
MN69106825ITPT. interdigitaleT. rubrum
MN69106926TUT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN69107027TUT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN69107128TUT. interdigitaleT. interdigitale
MN69107229TUT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN69107330TUT. interdigitaleT. interdigitale
MN69107431TCOT. soudanenseT. soudanense
MN69107532MYCUnidentifiedM. audouinii

ITP: interdigitale tinea pedis; TC: tinea capitis; TCO: tinea corporis; MYC: mycetoma; TU: tinea unguium; cases of discrepancies.