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    Identification of Dermatophytes

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    This document identifies several common dermatophyte fungi that cause skin infections and provides details on their colonial and microscopic appearances to aid in identification. It lists the colonial surface and reverse appearances on culture as well as microscopic structures seen such as hyphae, microconidia, macroconidia, and chlamydospores to distinguish between the fungi Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes varieties interdigitale and mentagrophytes, T. schoenleinii, Microsporum audouinii, M. canis, M. gypseum, and Epidermophyton floccosum.

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    This document identifies several common dermatophyte fungi that cause skin infections and provides details on their colonial and microscopic appearances to aid in identification. It lists the colonial surface and reverse appearances on culture as well as microscopic structures seen such as hyphae, microconidia, macroconidia, and chlamydospores to distinguish between the fungi Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes varieties interdigitale and mentagrophytes, T. schoenleinii, Microsporum audouinii, M. canis, M. gypseum, and Epidermophyton floccosum.

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    This document identifies several common dermatophyte fungi that cause skin infections and provides details on their colonial and microscopic appearances to aid in identification. It lists the colonial surface and reverse appearances on culture as well as microscopic structures seen such as hyphae, microconidia, macroconidia, and chlamydospores to distinguish between the fungi Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes varieties interdigitale and mentagrophytes, T. schoenleinii, Microsporum audouinii, M. canis, M. gypseum, and Epidermophyton floccosum.

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    Identification of Dermatophytes

    Fungus Colonial Appearance Microscopic Appearance


    Trichophyton rubrum Surface: white, irregular or fluffy Microconidia: tear-shaped
    Reverse: dark red to brown
    Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. Surface: white, woolly Microconidia: spherical
    Interdigitale Reverse: yellow to brown Hypahe: spiral
    Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. Surface: cream, granular Same with interdigitale but microconidia mor
    mentagrophytes Reverse: brown abundant
    Trichophyton schoenleinii Surface: yellow to brown, waxy, folded Hyphae: antler-like
    Reverse: colourless to yellow
    Microsporum audouinii Surface: grey to cream, flat, velvety with radial Hyphae: comb-like with terminal
    feather-like markings chlamydospores
    Reverse: pink to cream
    Microsporum canis Surface: white to yellow, flat, velvety with Macroconidia: thick-walled, pointed with
    radial feather-like markings superficial projections
    Reverse: deep yellow
    Microsporum gypseum Surface: cream, powdery Macroconidia: thick-walled, oval with
    Reverse: yellow to tan superficial projections
    Epidermophyton floccosum Surface: greenish brown, suede-like, folded Macroconidia: club-shaped smooth surface
    Reverse: yellow to brown

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