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Introduction Mycosel Agar is a selective culture medium to isolate pathogenic fungi from samples containing a mix of fungi and bacteria. It’s designed to suppress the growth of non-pathogenic fungi and bacteria, allowing for the isolation and identification of pathogenic fungi. Principle Cycloheximide inhibits the growth …
Introduction Microsporum ferrugineum is a species of dermatophytic fungus that belongs to the genus Microsporum. Dermatophytes are a group of fungi that are capable of infecting and colonizing the outer layers of the skin, hair, and nails, causing various dermatophytosis or “ringworm” infections in humans …
Introduction Dermatophytes, also known as dermatophyte fungi or simply “ringworm fungi,” are a group of fungi that cause infections in the skin, hair, and nails of humans and animals. These fungi primarily belong to three genera: Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton. Dermatophytes are specialized organisms that …
Definition of Dermatophytes Dermatophytes are a common label for a group of three types of keratinophilic fungi that infect keratinized tissues causing diseases known as dermatophytoses and they are Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton that commonly cause skin, nail, and hair disease in our body. Differences among Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton The …