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The objective of this study was to compare the phenotypic method with DNA sequencing of the ITS regions for identification of dermatophyte species isolated in Dakar, Senegal. A collection of thirty-two strains of dermatophytes were isolated from patients suffering from dermatophytosis. Mycological identification revealed <jats:italic>Trichophyton soudanense<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200913), <jats:italic>T. interdigitale<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200910), <jats:italic>Microsporum audouinii<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20095), and one strain for each of the following species: <jats:italic>T. rubrum<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>T. mentagrophytes<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>M. canis<\/jats:italic> and one unidentified strain. For comparison, ITS-based PCR and DNA sequencing were applied for identification of the isolated dermatophytes. ITS sequences showed, in BLAST search analysis, 99-100% of similarity. Identification of dermatophyte isolates by conventional methods was confirmed by DNA sequencing of the ITS regions in 84% of cases. Discrepancies concern mostly <jats:italic>T. rubrum<\/jats:italic> misidentified as <jats:italic>T. interdigitale<\/jats:italic>. PCR sequencing provided an excellent tool for identifying dermatophyte strains that do not present typical morphological characteristics. 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