Diversity of Geophilic Dermatophytes Species in the Soils of Iran; the Significant Preponderance of Nannizzia Fulva

Diversity of Geophilic Dermatophytes Species in the Soils of Iran; the Significant Preponderance of Nannizzia Fulva Publisher

Taghipour S¹ ; Abastabar M² ; Piri F³ ; Aboualigalehdari E⁴ ; Jabbari MR² ; Zarrinfar H⁵ ; Nouripoursisakht S⁶ ; Mohammadi R⁷ ; Ahmadi B⁸ ; Ansari S⁹ ; Katiraee F¹⁰ ; Niknejad F¹¹ ; Didehdar M¹² ; Nazeri M¹³ Show All Authors

Taghipour S¹
Abastabar M²
Piri F³
Aboualigalehdari E⁴
Jabbari MR²
Zarrinfar H⁵
Nouripoursisakht S⁶
Mohammadi R⁷
Ahmadi B⁸
Ansari S⁹
Katiraee F¹⁰
Niknejad F¹¹
Didehdar M¹²
Nazeri M¹³
Makimura K¹⁴
Rezaeimatehkolaei A^{3, 4}

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1. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, 88157-13471, Iran
2. Invasive Fungi Research Center, Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, 48157-33971, Iran
3. Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, 61357-15794, Iran
4. Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, 61357-15794, Iran
5. Allergy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 91766-99199, Iran
6. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, 75919-94799, Iran
7. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, 81746-73461, Iran
8. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Paramedical, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, 75187-59577, Iran
9. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 19857-17443, Iran
10. Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51666-16471, Iran
11. Laboratory Sciences Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, 49189-36316, Iran
12. Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, 63417-38481, Iran
13. Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, 87159-73474, Iran
14. Laboratory of Medical Mycology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan

Source: Journal of Fungi Published:2021

Abstract

A molecular epidemiology study was conducted between 2016 and 2017 by a network of collaborators from 12 provinces in the Islamic Republic of Iran. A total of 1484 soil samples from different habitats were screened for the presence of dermatophytes by using the hair baiting technique. The primary identification of isolates was carried out by amplification and MvaI restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the internal transcribed spacers regions of ribosomal DNA (ITS-rDNA). The identifications, especially in the cases of isolates with unknown RFLP patterns, were confirmed by sequencing of the ITS-rDNA region. As a result, 256 isolates were recovered. The isolation rate was higher in soils with pH range 7.1–8.0, collected from animal habitats (n = 78; 34%) and parks and gardens (n = 75; 32%), geographically from Mazandaran Province (n = 115; 49.5%) and seasonally in the spring (n = 129; 50.4%), all of which were statistically significant (p < 0.05). The dermatophytes comprising five species of the two genera, viz., Nannizzia fulva (n = 214), N. gypsea (n = 34), Arthroderma quadrifidum (n = 5), A. gertleri (n = 2) and A. tuberculatum (n = 1), were isolated. The geophilic dermatophytes occurred in various soils from different parts of Iran; however, surprisingly, N. fulva emerged as the dominant species, outnumbering the common geophilic species of N. gypsea. For the definitive identification of soil inhabitant dermatophytes, DNA-based identification is strongly recommended. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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MLA	Taghipour S, et al.. "Diversity of Geophilic Dermatophytes Species in the Soils of Iran; the Significant Preponderance of Nannizzia Fulva." Journal of Fungi, vol. 7, no. 5, 2021, pp. -.
APA	Taghipour S, Abastabar M, Piri F, Aboualigalehdari E, Jabbari MR, Zarrinfar H, Nouripoursisakht S, Mohammadi R, Ahmadi B, Ansari S, Katiraee F, Niknejad F, Didehdar M, Nazeri M, Makimura K, Rezaeimatehkolaei A (2021). Diversity of Geophilic Dermatophytes Species in the Soils of Iran; the Significant Preponderance of Nannizzia Fulva. Journal of Fungi, 7(5), -.
Chicago	Taghipour S, Abastabar M, Piri F, Aboualigalehdari E, Jabbari MR, Zarrinfar H, Nouripoursisakht S, et al.. "Diversity of Geophilic Dermatophytes Species in the Soils of Iran; the Significant Preponderance of Nannizzia Fulva." Journal of Fungi 7, no. 5 (2021): -.
Harvard	Taghipour S et al. (2021) 'Diversity of Geophilic Dermatophytes Species in the Soils of Iran; the Significant Preponderance of Nannizzia Fulva', Journal of Fungi, 7(5), pp. -.
Vancouver	Taghipour S, Abastabar M, Piri F, Aboualigalehdari E, Jabbari MR, Zarrinfar H, et al.. Diversity of Geophilic Dermatophytes Species in the Soils of Iran; the Significant Preponderance of Nannizzia Fulva. Journal of Fungi. 2021;7(5):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Taghipour S and Abastabar M and Piri F and Aboualigalehdari E and Jabbari MR and Zarrinfar H and Nouripoursisakht S and Mohammadi R and Ahmadi B and Ansari S and Katiraee F and Niknejad F and Didehdar M and Nazeri M and Makimura K and Rezaeimatehkolaei A}, title = {Diversity of Geophilic Dermatophytes Species in the Soils of Iran; the Significant Preponderance of Nannizzia Fulva}, journal = {Journal of Fungi}, volume = {7}, number = {5}, pages = {-}, year = {2021} }
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