• Epidermophyton contains smooth, thin-walled, club-shaped macroconidia and does not contain microconidia. (pediaa.com)
  • Microsporum nanum and several other dermatophytes were isolated from eleven soil samples of hospitals and public places at Gulbarga, India. (wikipedia.org)
  • On the other hand, Microsporum contains both macroconidia and microconidia. (pediaa.com)
  • Macroconidia are large asexual reproductive structures, while microconidia are small asexual reproductive structures. (pediaa.com)
  • They are separated primarily by the morphology of their macroconidia and the presence of microconidia. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • Macroconidia occurs directly on the hyphae or on short pedicels. (pediaa.com)
  • Microsporum nanum was first thought to be a variant of M. gypseum by Fuentes, Aboulafia, and Vidal who named it M. gypseum var. (wikipedia.org)
  • Significant morphological differences between the macroconidia of M. gypseum var. (wikipedia.org)
  • Its macroconidia are ovoid in shape and, unlike those of most other species of Microsporum, normally consist of no more than three cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Under a magnification of 47X, this photomicrograph depicted a multicellular, thick-walled macroconidium, produced by the fungal organism, Paraphyton cookei , strain M30-R, formerly known as Microsporum cookei . (cdc.gov)
  • Microsporum nanum is found worldwide and is both zoophilic and geophilic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Microsporum nanum is geophilic and zoophilic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Microsporum nanum is a mesophile and grows moderately rapid on Sabouraud's Dextrose agar. (wikipedia.org)
  • The size of the macroconidia is 7-20 by 30-160 um. (pediaa.com)
  • Under a magnification of 200X, this photomicrograph revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the fungus, Microsporum canis . (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to common pathogens, such as Trichophyton rubrum in humans and Microsporum canis in companion animals, several cases of sporadic infections caused by lesser-known dermatophyte species have been reported ( 2 - 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Microsporum nanum is found worldwide and is both zoophilic and geophilic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Microsporum nanum is geophilic and zoophilic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nannizzia gypsea (N. gypsea), formerly Microsporum gypseum, is a geophilic dermatophyte with worldwide distribution that can be found predominantly in contaminated soils, but also in domestic animals, such as dogs or cats. (com.pt)
  • Macroconidia are mostly borne laterally directly on the hyphae or on short pedicels, and are thin- or thick-walled, clavate to fusiform, and range from 4 to 8 by 8 to 50 μm in size. (ensembl.org)
  • Microscopic examination with lactophenol cotton blue revealed numerous symmetrical, ellipsoidal, four to six-celled macroconidia with round distal ends, which allowed the identification of N. gypsea. (com.pt)