Nasrin Sheikhi - Department of Science and Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
saeed Zaker bostanabad - Department of Microbiology and Biology, Parand branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Sina Mirzaahmadi - Department of Science and Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran

Identification of dermatophytes using the traditional method is sometimes problematic and some atypical microscopic or macroscopic morphology are non-detectable. The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate the feasibility of using sequencing of the chitin synthase 1 gene for identification of dermatophyte species.

Dermatophte, Genotyping, Clinical Samples