Microsporum canis
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| Microsporum | |
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| Canoe-shaped macroconidia of Microsporum canis, showing the multiseptate structures. As seen here, M. canis typically exhibits macroconidia with more than six septations per macroconidium spore. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Onygenales |
| Family: | Arthrodermataceae |
| Genus: | Microsporum |
| Species: | Microsporum canis |
Microsporum canis is an organism that can cause tinea capitis in humans, and simple ringworm in pets.[1] The organism's major reservoir in companion animals is within domestic cats and dogs. Under Wood's lamp examination, it gives bright green fluorescence 50% of the time.
It is closely related to other dermatophytes.[2]
References
- ↑ Ginter-Hanselmayer G, Smolle J, Gupta A (2004). "Itraconazole in the treatment of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis: experience in a large cohort". Pediatr Dermatol 21 (4): 499–502. doi:10.1111/j.0736-8046.2004.21419.x. PMID 15283801.
- ↑ Wu Y, Yang J, Yang F, et al. (2009). "Recent dermatophyte divergence revealed by comparative and phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genomes". BMC Genomics 10: 238. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-238. PMC 2693141. PMID 19457268.
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