Trichophyton / Epidermophyton

Question 1

__________ are both extothrix and endothrix

Answer 1

arthrospores

Question 2

__________ __________ is zoophillic, common in horses, dogs and cats

Answer 2

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Question 3

__________ __________ tends to be inflammatory in man, usually ectothrix invasion in animals

Answer 3

Trichopython mentagrophytes var mentagrophytes

Question 4

__________ __________ one of causes dermatophysis horses and equidae and rarely other species; causes dry raised scaly lesions in the saddle, girth adn hind quarters areas

Answer 4

Trichophyton equinum

Question 5

__________ __________ is required by Trichophyton equinum on SGA

Answer 5

nicotinic acid

Question 6

__________ __________ zoophillic, ringqorm in cattle, sheep, occasionally horses, other animals, humans that work with animals

Answer 6

Trichophyton verrucosum

Question 7

__________ __________ is the disease caused by T

Answer 7

Club lamb fungus

Question 8

What are the other Trichophyton species and what do they infect?

Answer 8

T. rubrum\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Humans
T. megnini\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ not very common; mammals
T. schoenleninii \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ humans
T. simii\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ poultry and monkeys
T. tonsurans \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ horses and dogs

Question 9

__________ infects skin and nails of humans, infection reported in mice at least one case reported in dog, essentially a strict human pathogen

Answer 9

GENUS epidermophyton