Comparative and functional genomics provide insights into the pathogenicity of dermatophytic fungi.

Burmester A, Shelest E, Glöckner G, Heddergott C, Schindler S, Staib P, Heidel A, Felder M, Petzold A, Szafranski K, Feuermann M, Pedruzzi I, Priebe S, Groth M, Winkler R, Li W, Kniemeyer O, Schroeckh V, Hertweck C, Hube B, White TC, Platzer M, Guthke R, Heitman J, Wöstemeyer J, Zipfel PF, Monod M, Brakhage AA (2011) Comparative and functional genomics provide insights into the pathogenicity of dermatophytic fungi. Genome Biol 12(1), R7.

Abstract

Millions of humans and animals suffer from superficial infections caused by a group of highly specialized filamentous fungi, the dermatophytes, which exclusively infect keratinized host structures. To provide broad insights into the molecular basis of the pathogenicity-associated traits, we report the first genome sequences of two closely phylogenetically related dermatophytes, Arthroderma benhamiae and Trichophyton verrucosum, both of which induce highly inflammatory infections in humans.

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Axel A. Brakhage
Reinhard Guthke
Christoph Heddergott
Christian Hertweck
Bernhard Hube
Olaf Kniemeyer
Volker Schroeckh
Peter F. Zipfel

Identifier

doi: 10.1186/gb-2011-12-1-r7

PMID: 21247460