Resumen

HOLECHEK, Susan, CASQUERO C, José, ZURITA M, Susana et al. Variabilidad genética en cepas de Sporothrix schenckii aisladas en Abancay, Perú. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica, abr./jun. 2004, vol.21, no.2, p.87-91. ISSN 1726-4634.

Objective: To identify S. schenckii genotypes circulating in 2 districts from the Abancay province in Peru. Material and Methods: 17 strains from patients with lymphocutaneous and fixed cutaneous lesions using RAPD-PCR techniques (Randomized Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction) with A GTG 5 primer (GTG GTG GTG GTG GTG). Results: We identified 6 genotypes, being genotype I the most frequent in the studied geographical areas. There was not any association with clinical and geographical characteristics. Conclusions: Our results prove that there is genetic biodiversity between circulating S. schenckii strains in the two districts assessed.

Palabras llave: Sporothrix; Genotype; Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; Peru.