Trichophyton tonsurans

Morphology (Front and Reverse) Microscopic Morphology Type of Infections Caused Pathogenicity Growth Rate Additional Info Trichophyton mentagrophytes Front: flat white-creamy Reverse: Yellow brown- reddish brown Round to globose microconidia, common in borne grapelike clusters Invade the hair, skin, and nails cause dermatomycoses Fast Trichophyton rubrum Front: white to pink granular Reverse: Yellow(young) – red with develop age Microconidia teardrop-shaped and usually absent. When present(smooth, pencil shaped, thin walled) Invade the hair, skin, and nails cause dermatomycoses Slow 2 weeks Trichophyton schoenleinii Front: white to cream Reverse: White Hyphae sterile and a lot of antler-type hyphae observable (favic chandeliers) Antropophilic causing favus which is chronic of tinea capitis Slow 2-3 weeks Trichophyton tonsurans Front: white or tan- yellow or rust Reverse: Yellow to tan to rust red Microconidia teardrop or club shaped with flat bottom, it deferent in size but it larger than other in the same group, Finely scaling lesions of skin, nails, scalp and invade the hairs causing and endothrix infection Slowly Trichophyton verrucosum Front: white- creamy Reveres: pigment (vary from non-pigmented) to yellow Irregular hyphae and chlamydospores in chains, Also the hyphae divided and called antler Zoophilic, cause ringworm in cattle Slow 2-3 weeks Trichophyton violaceum Front: glabrous with violet color Reverse: lavender The chlamydospores are chains only…

Ringworm is an infection caused by a fungus most commonly known as Trichophyton Rubrum. Also, this infection can be known as Tines Corporis. However recently, "The organism T. Tonsurans has become the leading cause of infection in the U.S., and we believe it is on the rise in inner city areas," said Susan Abdel-Rahman, Pharm.D., lead study author and…