Table 1.
Several molecular studies for Sporothrix species identification.
| Gene | Technique | Result |
|---|---|---|
| CHS1 | PCR | Does not distinguish among species |
| 18S rRNA | PCR | Does not distinguish among species |
| ITS | Sequence analysis | Distinguishes among species |
| CAL, Bt2, and CHS | Multilocus sequence analysis | Distinguishes among species |
| Calmodulin | Partial gene sequencing | Distinguishes among species |
| T3B primer | PCR fingerprinting | Distinguishes among species |
| Calmodulin digested with HhaI | PCR-RFLP | Does not distinguish between S. mexicana and S. pallida |
| CAL introns | PCR | Distinguishes among species |
| Calmodulin | PCR-based rolling circle amplification | Distinguishes among species |