Concept information
Preferred term
Microsporum
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Microsporon
- Microsporons
Note
- do not confuse with the phylum MICROSPORIDIA, the class MICROSPOREA, nor with the order MICROSPORIDA; infection: coordinate IM with DERMATOMYCOSES (IM) or specific (IM); do not confuse with MICROSPORIDIOSIS
Scope note
- A mitosporic Oxygenales fungal genus causing various diseases of the skin and hair. The species Microsporum canis produces TINEA CAPITIS and tinea corporis, which usually are acquired from domestic cats and dogs. Teleomorphs includes Arthroderma (Nannizzia). (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th edition, p305)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008864
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