T. verrucosum | Figure 4.27 A: T. verrucosum * B: T. violaceum * C: E. floccosum * *Courtesy of Sandra Arduin, Michigan Department of Community Health |
(Figure 4.27A) - Infection: tinea capitis (ectothrix), inflammatory tinea barbae, tinea corporis, tinea faciei
- Colony: waxy white → reverse yellow to colorless
- Hyphae: thick irregular hyphae
- Conidia: chains of chlamydospores (like “string of beans”)
- Misc: partial thiamine and inositol requirement, grows best at 37°C
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