Species/Subspecies:
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Trichophyton verrucosum |
Categories:
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Animal pathogen; dermatophyte |
Etymology:
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Genus name: hairy plant.
Species epithet: varty. |
Significance: | T. verrucosum is one of the most important among the zoophilic dermatophytes. It is highly contagious, expensive to treat and difficult to control.
[Important]
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Taxonomy:
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Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
Ascomycota | Eurotiomycetes | Onygenales | Arthrodermataceae | Trichophyton |
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Macromorphology (smell):
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Micromorphology:
 | Macroconidia do not occur very often, but chlamydospores in chains can often be detected. |
Reproduction: | |
Spec. Char.:
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Disease/effect:
| The disease is zoonotic
Hosts/substrate | Disease/effect | Clinical picture or result |
Cattle (important host) | Ringworm | Hairless spotlike areas on the skin | Donkeys, dogs, goats, sheep and horses | Ringworm | Hairless spotlike areas on the skin | Humans | Tinea capitis, Tinea corporis, Tinea manuum, Tinea barbae, och Tinea profunda (see Microsporum canis for explanations) | Skin redness and hair loss. |
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Genome Sequence:
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18S rRNA Seq:
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ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | Number of NT |
EF631623 | BMU03357 | 2313 |
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ITS regions:
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ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | Number of NT | Genes |
NR_154982 | CBS 365.53TM | 582 | 18S rRNA, ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS 2 |
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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Reference(s):
| No. 42 |
Updated: | 2022-10-26 |