Hyaline Molds

Question

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:

Please select the single best answer

Epidermophyton floccosum

Microsporum gypseum

Microsporum canis

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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