Microsporum Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Microsporum and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Match the names of each of the species of hyaline molds listed with the appropriate taxonomic category. | View Page |
| The dermatophytic fungus shown is in this photomicrograph, recovered from a ringworm lesion of the skin of the back of the hand of an 8 year old boy, was most likely contracted from: | View Page |
| A dermatophyte that produces thin-walled, two or three-celled macroconidia, and no microconidia, most likely belongs to the genus: | View Page |
| The fungus illustrated in this photomicrograph of a lactophenol blue-stained preparation was recovered from skin scrapings of a patient with tinea pedis. The most likely identification is: | View Page |
| Illustrated here is a single conidium of Microsporum canis. Note that the hilar cell appears fractured (short red arrow), where it was released from the stolon. Macroconidia having this so-called "break-away" cell are termed: | View Page |
| The hyaline saprobic fungus that has microscopic features similar to the mold form of Coccidioides immitis is: | View Page |
| Match each hyaline mold from the drop-down list to its corresponding colony and microscopic description. The mold colonies are illustrated in the image on the right. | View Page |