- The main difference between Microsporum Trichophyton and Epidermophyton is that Microsporum is a zoophilic dermatophyte, and Trichophyton is both zoophilic and anthropophilic, whereas Epidermophyton is an anthropophilic dermatophyte. (pediaa.com)
- Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton are three types of dermatophytes that belong to the division Ascomycota . (pediaa.com)
- Macroconidia are absent or few in most species of Trichophyton . (pediaa.com)
- Microsporum, Trichophyton , and Epidermophyton are three types of fungi genera that are dermatophytes. (pediaa.com)
- Microsporum refers to a genus of fungi that causes tinea capitis, tinea corporis, ringworm, and other dermatophytoses (fungal infections of the skin), and Trichophyton refers to a genus of fungi of the family Moniliaceae that are parasitic in the skin and hair follicles, while Epidermophyton refers to a genus of fungus causing superficial and cutaneous mycoses, including E. floccosum. (pediaa.com)
- Microsporum is a zoophilic dermatophyte, Trichophyton is both zoophilic and anthropophilic while Epidermophyton is an anthropophilic dermatophyte. (pediaa.com)
- Furthermore, Microsporum contains both macroconidia and microconidia, and Trichophyton contains only microconidia, while Epidermophyton contains only macroconidia. (pediaa.com)
- In brief, Microsporum, Trichophyton , and Epodermophyton are three genera of dermatophytes that cause fungal infections in the superficial keratinized structures such as hair, nails, and the stratum corneum of the skin. (pediaa.com)
- The three genera of medically important dermatophytes (literally, skin-plants) are Epidermophyton, Microsporum , and Trichophyton . (basicmedicalkey.com)
- Trichophyton schoenleinii, Trichophyton violaceum, Microsporum gypseum. (paramedicsworld.com)
- 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)
- [2] They are typically of the Trichophyton , Microsporum , or Epidermophyton type. (wikipedia.org)
- Dermatophytes of the genera Trichophyton and Microsporum are the most common causative agents. (wikipedia.org)
- [1] At present, there are 42 species of dermatophytes classified into three genera - Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton. (jacmjournal.org)
- The common virulent pathogens are Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton tonsurans, Trichophyton violaceum, Microsporum audouinii, Microsporum gypseum, Microsporum canis and Epidermophyton floccosum . (jacmjournal.org)
- 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)