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Trichophyton tonsurans

Introduction: Trichophyton tonsurans

Description of Trichophyton tonsurans

Trichophyton tonsurans: an anthropophilic endothrix species of fungi that causes epidemic dermatophytosis in Europe, South America, and the U.S.; it infects some animals and requires thiamin for growth. It is the most common cause of tinea capitis in the U.S., forming black dots where hair breaks off at the skin surface.
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