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Descriptor
English
:
Microsporum
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Microsporum
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Microsporum
Synonyms
English
:
Microsporon
Tree Number:
B01.300.381.560
Definition
English
:
A mitosporic Oxygenales fungal genus causing various diseases of the
skin
and
hair
. The species
Microsporum
canis produces
TINEA CAPITIS
and
tinea
corporis, which usually are acquired from domestic
cats
and
dogs
. Teleomorphs includes Arthroderma (Nannizzia). (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory
Mycology
, 4th edition, p305)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with the phylum
MICROSPORIDIA
, the class
MICROSPOREA
, nor with the order
MICROSPORIDA
;
infection
: coordinate IM with
DERMATOMYCOSES
(IM) or specific (IM); do not confuse with
MICROSPORIDIOSIS
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
9052
Unique Identifier:
D008864
Occurrence in VHL
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