Fungi show a great diversity. Nowadays about 100'000 species have been described but an
estimated number of more than 1 million species are still to be characterized. The kingdom …

Dermatophytes infect the stratum corneum, nails and hair and are the most common agents
of superficial mycoses in humans and animals. At present the genome of seven species has …

Millions of superficial fungal infections are annually observed in humans and animals. The
majority of these mycoses are caused by dermatophytes, a specialized group of filamentous …

Background Dermatophytes are the primary causative agent of dermatophytoses, a disease
that affects billions of individuals worldwide. Trichophyton rubrum is the most common of the …

Although dermatophytes are the most common cause of fungal infections in the world, their
basic biology is not well understood. The recent sequencing and annotation of the genomes …

Pathogenic dermatophytes are prevalent causes of a superficial cutaneous infection, which
have the ability to invade keratinized structures such as skin, hairs and nails. Dermatophytes …

Fungi is an extensive group of eukaryotic microorganisms, generally they are microscopic
and usually filamentous. It is estimated that there are between 70,000 and 1.5 millions …

Dermatophytes are prevalent causes of cutaneous mycoses and, unlike many other fungal
pathogens, are able to cause disease in immunocompetent individuals. They infect …

The accurate identification of fungi from different ecosystems is essential in the fields of
medical science, plant pathology, environmental studies and biological control. In …

Fungi are increasingly recognized as the cause of not only superficial infections, which affect
many people but are relatively easy to treat, but also invasive and disseminated infections …