BACKGROUND: The Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex encompasses common dermatophytes causing superficial mycoses in humans and animals. The taxonomy of the complex is unstable, with conflicting views on the species status of some taxa, particularly T. indotineae and T. interdigitale. Due to the presence of intermediate genotypes, neither MALDI-TOF MS nor ITS rDNA sequencing can accurately distinguish all taxa in the complex, potentially contributing to clinical misdiagnoses. OBJECTIVES: This research resolves phylogenetic relationships within the T. mentagrophytes complex. Based on these data, the taxonomical recommendations are suggested. METHODS: In order to resolve the phylogenetic relationship of the T. mentagrophytes complex, we employed Restriction Site-Associated DNA Sequencing (RADseq) to produce a high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) dataset from 95 isolates. The SNP-based analyses indicated the presence of two major genetic clusters corresponding to T. mentagrophytes (including T. indotineae) and T. interdigitale. RESULTS: Our results challenge the species status of T. indotineae because of insufficient genetic divergence from T. mentagrophytes. Therefore, we propose designating T. indotineae as T. mentagrophytes var. indotineae (or T. mentagrophytes ITS genotype VIII) to avoid further splitting of the complex and taxonomic inflation. Although T. interdigitale shows clearer genetic differentiation, its separation is incomplete and identification of some isolates is ambiguous when using routine methods, leading us to consider it a variety as well: T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend using T. mentagrophytes as the overarching species name for all complex isolates. Where precise molecular identification is possible, the use of variety ranks is encouraged. Since identical resistance mechanisms are not specific to any genotype or dermatophyte species, identifying antifungal resistance is more important than differentiating closely related genotypes or populations.

Department of Botany Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Department of Genetics and Microbiology Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada

Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory National Centre for Infectious Diseases Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore

Laboratory of Fungal Genetics and Metabolism Institute of Microbiology Czech Academy of Sciences Prague Czech Republic

LKC School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University Singapore

State Key Laboratory of Mycology Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China

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