Microsporum

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Gruby, 1843

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

The dermatophyte genus Microsporum includes filamentous fungi which belong to the Fungi imperfecti. They have a special clinical importance as pathogens of microspores. The macroconidia are thin- to thick-walled, egg-shaped to spindle-shaped, rough and divided into many chambers by up to 15 septa. They sit on the hyphae individually. Microconidia are always present.

PathogenThis section has been translated automatically.

The genus Microsporum formerly included:

  • anthrophile (M. andouinii, M.ferrugineum)
  • zoophile (M. canis)
  • geophilic (M. gypseum, M. fulvum, M. persicolor, M. praecox)

species.

Recently the genus "Microsporum" has been restricted to 3 species:

The remaining geophilic and zoophilic species were assigned to the genera "Lophophyton", "Arthroderma", "Nannizzia" and "Paraphyton" (de Hoog et al. 2017).

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  1. de Hoog GS et al (2017) Toward a Novel Multilocus Phylogenetic Taxonomy for the Dermatophytes. Mycopathologia 182:5-31.
  2. Zink A et al (2014) Outbreak of Microsporum audouinii in Munich--the return of infectious fungi in Germany. Mycoses 57:765-770.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer