Trichophyton terrestre is a fungus of the genus Trichophyton.
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| This Sabouraud’s dextrose agar plate culture is growing T. terrestre fungus, strain x231 producing a red pigment. | |
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| Species: | T. terrestre
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| Trichophyton terrestre Mycologia_authority_Durie_Frey (1957)
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History and taxonomy
edit- first found in County of Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia.[1]
- branched under the Trichophyton genus, the fungi was further found to be a complex in its teleomorph stage comprising multiple species, for instance, the Arthroderma insigulare, sp.nov. and Arthroderma olidum sp. nov.[2]
- furthermore, the fungi displayed typical feature of Trichonphyton which spread nodules and conidial structures in a spiral fashion.
- with a keratinophilic and keratinolytic nature, they were often identified on hair cells of mammals and possibly fed on keratin-like substrate.[1]
Growth and morphology
edit- moderate growth speed, yellow colonies[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Durie, E.Betrix (June 1957). "A New Species of Trichophyton from New South Wales". Mycologia. 49 (3): 401–411. doi:10.1080/00275514.1957.12024654. JSTOR 3755689.
- ^ Padhye, A.A. (9 July 2009). "Arthroderma insingulare sp. nov., another Gymnoascaceous state of the Trichophyton terrestre complex". Sabouraudia: Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology. 10 (1): 47–51. doi:10.1080/00362177285190101.