Microsporum audouinii
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Microsporum audouinii is an anthropophilic fungus in the genus Microsporum.[1] It is a type of dermatophyte that colonizes keratinized tissues (primarily hair) causing infection.[2] The fungus is characterized by its spindle-shaped macroconidia (7–30 × 35–160 μm), clavate microconidia (2.5–3.5 × 4–7 μm) as well as its pitted or spiny external walls.[3]
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Microsporum audouinii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Onygenales |
Family: | Arthrodermataceae |
Genus: | Microsporum |
Species: | M. audouinii |
Binomial name | |
Microsporum audouinii Gruby (1843) | |
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