(Figure 4.27B) - Infection: tinea capitis (endothrix), favus, tinea corporis, tinea barbae
- Colony: heaped, folded, and deep violet → reverse deep port wine
- Hyphae: tangled, septate irregular hyphae
- Conidia: few
- Misc: partial thiamine requirement
| | | | | | | | Epidermophyton | | | Microconidia – none produced
Macroconidia – club-shaped | |
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| | Figure 4.27
A: T. verrucosum *
B: T. violaceum *
C: E. floccosum *
*Courtesy of Sandra Arduin,
Michigan Department of
Community Health |
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