Dermatophytes 285 Introduction to Dermatophytes 287 Latin Terms for Dermatophyte Infections 288 Microsporum audouinii 289 Microsporum canis 290
Paraphyton cookei species complex( formerly Microsporum cookei species complex) 292
Nannizzia gypsea species complex( formerly Microsporum gypseum species complex) 293
Lophophyton gallinae( formerly Microsporum gallinae [ zoophilic form ] and Microsporum vanbreuseghemii [ geophilic form ]) 295
Nannizzia nana( formerly Microsporum nanum) 297 Microsporum ferrugineum 299 Trichophyton mentagrophytes species complex 300
TABLE 2.19 Differentiation of similar conidia-producing Trichophyton spp. and Arthroderma spp. 302
Trichophyton rubrum 303 Trichophyton tonsurans 305 Arthroderma terrestre species complex( formerly Trichophyton terrestre species complex) 307 Trichophyton megninii 308 Trichophyton soudanense 309
TABLE 2.20 Growth patterns of Trichophyton spp. and Arthroderma spp. on nutritional test media 310
Trichophyton schoenleinii 311 Trichophyton verrucosum 312 Trichophyton violaceum 313 Arthroderma uncinatum( formerly Trichophyton ajelloi) 314 Epidermophyton floccosum 315
Hyaline Hyphomycetes 317 Introduction to Hyaline Hyphomycetes 319 Fungi in Which Arthroconidia Predominate
TABLE 2.21 Differential characteristics of fungi in which arthroconidia predominate 320
Malbranchea spp. 321
Pseudogymnoascus pannorum( formerly Geomyces pannorum) 323 Arthrographis kalrae 324 Hormographiella aspergillata 326 Common Species of Aspergillus The genus Aspergillus 327
TABLE 2.22 Differentiating characteristics of the most common Aspergillus spp. 329 Aspergillus fumigatus species complex 331 xii CONTENTS