Microsporum canis
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Microsporum canis is a pathogenic, asexual fungus in the phylum Ascomycota that infects the upper, dead layers of skin on domesticated cats, and occasionally dogs and humans.[1][2] The species has a worldwide distribution.[3]
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Microsporum canis | |
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Spindle-shaped, warted macroconidia of Microsporum canis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Onygenales |
Family: | Arthrodermataceae |
Genus: | Microsporum |
Species: | M. canis |
Binomial name | |
Microsporum canis (E.Bodin) E.Bodin (1902) | |
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