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| A disease caused by infection with a fungus, such as ringworm or thrush |
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| A saprophyte is an organism that obtains its nutrtion from assimilating organic matter |
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| Anthrophilic/Anthrophylic |
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| – those found mainly in humans and transmitted amongst humans, but very seldom to animals |
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| those found mainly in animals, but transmitted to other animals or to humans |
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dermatophytes found mainly in soil that infect both humans and
animals. Presently, it is known that virtually all dermatophytes are geophylic and that soil is the source of most infections |
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| . List the 3 common genera of dermatophytes that affect animals. |
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The most common fungus isolated from dog and cat fur is Microsporum canis, followed by M. gypseum and Trichophyton
mentagrophytes. Those three genera are the so-called zoophylic strains and they are the most reported dermatophytes found
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