- large-spored ectothrix
- an ectothrix that forms chains or sheaths of large spores; this type includes Microsporum fulvum, M. gypseum, M. nanum, M. vanbreuseghemii, and Trichophyton gallinae.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
large-spored ectothrix
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Microsporum vanbreuseghemii — a large spored ectothrix that causes dermatophytosis. It has perfect (sexual) stages in genus Arthroderma … Medical dictionary
Trichophyton gallinae — a species that is a large spored ectothrix and causes favus in fowls. Called also Microsporum gallinae … Medical dictionary
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