Trichophyton
Trichophyton rubrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Onygenales
Family:	Arthrodermataceae
Genus:	Trichophyton

The fungus genus Trichophyton is characterized by the development of both smooth-walled macro- and microconidia. Macroconidia are mostly borne laterally directly on the hyphae or on short pedicels, and are thin- or thick-walled, clavate to fusiform, and range from 4 to 8 by 8 to 50 um in size. Macroconidia are few or absent in many species. Microconidia are spherical, pyriform to clavate or of irregular shape, and range from 2 to 3 by 2 to 4 um in size.

Contents 1 Effect on humans 2 Species and their natural reservoirs 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Effect on humans

Known as "Malabar itch", a skin infection consisting of an eruption of a number of concentric rings of overlapping scales forming papulosquamous patches is caused by the fungus.^[1]

[edit] Species and their natural reservoirs

Trichophyton ajelloi	geophilic
Trichophyton concentricum	anthropophilic
Trichophyton equinum	zoophilic (horse)
Trichophyton flavescens	geophilic (feathers)
Trichophyton gloriae	geophilic
Trichophyton megnini	anthropophilic
Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei	zoophilic (hedgehog)
Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale	anthropophilic
Trichophyton phaseoliforme	geophilic
Trichophyton rubrum	anthropophilic
Trichophyton rubrum downy strain	anthropophilic
Trichophyton rubrum granular strain	anthropophilic
Trichophyton schoenleinii	anthropophilic
Trichophyton simii	zoophilic (monkey, fowl)
Trichophyton soudanense	anthropophilic
Trichophyton terrestre	geophilic
Trichophyton tonsurans	anthropophilic
Trichophyton vanbreuseghemii	geophilic
Trichophyton verrucosum	zoophilic (cattle, horse)
Trichophyton violaceum	anthropophilic
Trichophyton yaoundei	anthropophilic

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Doctor Fungus
• Mycology Unit at the Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital

v • d • e Opisthokont: Fungi classification, fungal orders Dikarya Ascomycota P+S Pezizomycotina Leotiomyceta Arthoniomycetes/Dothideomycetes · Eurotiomycetes/Arthrodermataceae/Dermatophyte (Epidermophyton, Microsporum, Trichophyton) · Laboulbeniomycetes · Lecanoromycetes  · Leotiomycetes/Sordariomycetes · Lichinomycetes Other Orbiliomycetes · Pezizomycetes Saccharomycotina Saccharomycetes Taphrinomycotina Neolectomycetes · Pneumocystidomycetes · Schizosaccharomycetes · Taphrinomycetes Basidiomycota Pucciniomycotina · Ustilaginomycotina · Agaricomycotina · Urediniomycetes Glomeromycota Glomerales · Diversisporales · Paraglomerales · Archaeosporales Zygomycota Mucoromycotina Endogonales · Mucorales (Chaetocladiaceae, Choanephoraceae, Cunninghamellaceae, Gilbertellaceae, Mortierellaceae, Mucoraceae, Mycotyphaceae, Phycomycetaceae, Pilobolaceae, Radiomycetaceae, Saksenaeaceae, Syncephalastraceae, Thamnidiaceae, Umbelopsidaceae) · Mortierellales Entomophthoromycotina Entomophthorales (Basidiobolaceae, Ancylistaceae) Kickxellomycotina Asellariales · Kickxellales · Dimargaritales · Harpellales Zoopagomycotina Zoopagales Other Blastocladiomycota · Chytridiomycota/Neocallimastigomycota · Microsporidia

This Eurotiomycetes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e

This article related to parasites or parasitology is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e