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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