Johanna Rhodes

Nov 3, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Johanna Rhodes |Sarah Dellière |Richard C. Summerbell |James Scott

AbstractDermatophyte skin infections affect around a quarter of the world's population and are a growing public health concern due to increasing incidence of novel species causing severe infections that are resistant to antifungal treatments. Trichophyton species cause the greatest burden of dermatophytosis worldwide, with the T. mentagrophytes species complex being particularly associated with the emergence of new aggressive infections. One emerging species, T. indotineae (originally T.