Microsporum audouinii
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Microsporum audouinii is a species of fungus in the genus Microsporum
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It is associated with the disease known as tinea
, an infection of keratinized tissues like epidermis, hair and nails. Specific primers have been developed to assist in the rapid diagnostic identification of this species in clinical samples using PCR fingerprinting.
It can fluoresce under Wood's lamp.
Microsporum
Microsporum is a genus of fungi that causes tinea capitis, tinea corpus, ringworm, and other dermatophytoses. Microsporum forms both macroconidia and microconidia on short conidiophores...
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It is associated with the disease known as tinea
Tinea
Tinea is a general term used to describe skin mycoses. The term ringworm is even less precise, but is usually considered a synonym.It is sometimes equated with dermatophytosis, and it is true that most conditions identified as "tinea" are members of the imperfect fungi that make up the dermatophytes...
, an infection of keratinized tissues like epidermis, hair and nails. Specific primers have been developed to assist in the rapid diagnostic identification of this species in clinical samples using PCR fingerprinting.
It can fluoresce under Wood's lamp.
External links
- Index Fungorum Synonyms