Trichophyton

Trichophyton /Tri·choph·y·ton/ (trĭ-kof´ĭ-ton) a genus of fungi, species of which attack skin, hair, and nails.

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Trich·o·phy·ton (trk-ftn, tr-kf-)

n.

A genus of pathogenic fungi causing dermatophytosis in the hair, skin, and nails of humans.

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trich·o·phy·ton (trk-ftn, tr-kf-)

n.

A member of the genus Trichophyton.

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Trichophyton

[trikof′iton]

Etymology: Gk, thrix + phyton, plant

a genus of fungi that infects skin, hair, and nails. See also dermatomycosis, dermatophyte.

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Trichophyton [trĭ-kof€´€ĭ-ton]

a genus of fungi that may cause various infections of the skin, hair, and nails.

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Trichophyton

a genus of fungi that may cause various infections of the skin, hair and nails. It utilizes keratin as a source of nourishment and is therefore localized in its pathogenicity to the skin and its appendages. The perfect state is in the genus Arthroderma. Called also Achorion.

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Trichophyton cutaneum

an occasional cause of bovine mastitis.

Trichophyton equinum

causes ringworm in horses.

Trichophyton gallinae

now called Microsporum gallinae; the cause of favus in fowl.

Trichophyton megninii, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton shoenleinii, Trichophyton tonsurans, Trichophyton violaceum

anthropophilic species which occasionally infect animals.

Trichophyton mentagrophytes (Trichophyton gypseum)

causes ringworm in horses, dogs and many other species. T. var erinacei occasionally causes ringworm in dogs and other species; the reservoir is the European hedgehog.

Trichophyton simii

causes ringworm in monkeys and poultry.

Trichophyton verrucosum

causes ringworm in cattle, sheep and goats.

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Trichophyton

Mycology A genus of Imperfect Fungi, family Moniliaceae, consisting of branched filaments and spores, which infects the skin surface, nails, hair