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Descriptor English:
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Microsporum
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Microsporum
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Microsporum
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Synonyms English:
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Microsporon
Microsporons
Microsporums
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Tree Number:
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B01.300.381.560
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Definition English:
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A mitosporic Oxygenales fungal genus causing various diseases of the skin and hair. The species Microsporum canis produces TINEA CAPITIS and tinea corporis, which usually are acquired from domestic cats and dogs. Teleomorphs includes Arthroderma (Nannizzia). (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th edition, p305) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with the phylum MICROSPORIDIA, the class MICROSPOREA, nor with the order MICROSPORIDA; infection: coordinate IM with DERMATOMYCOSES (IM) or specific (IM); do not confuse with MICROSPORIDIOSIS
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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9052
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Unique Identifier:
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D008864
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