Abstract
Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton tonsurans is currently epidemic among Japanese Judo practitioners. T. tonsurans has seven genotypes in a variable internal repeat (VIR) region of the rRNA gene. All 101 isolates obtained from Japanese Judo practitioners had the identical genotype. This suggests that a specific genotype strain occurs throughout Japan.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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DNA, Fungal / chemistry
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DNA, Fungal / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
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Disease Outbreaks
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Female
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Genes, Fungal
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Genes, rRNA*
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Genotype
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Humans
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Japan / epidemiology
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Male
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Martial Arts*
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Tinea Capitis / epidemiology*
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Tinea Capitis / microbiology*
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Trichophyton / classification
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Trichophyton / genetics*
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Trichophyton / isolation & purification
Substances
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DNA, Fungal
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Associated data
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GENBANK/AB231816
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GENBANK/AB231817
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GENBANK/AB231818
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GENBANK/AB231819
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GENBANK/AB231820
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GENBANK/AB231821
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GENBANK/AB231822
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GENBANK/AB231823
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GENBANK/AB231824
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GENBANK/AB231825
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GENBANK/AB231826