Trichophyton rubrum
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About
Trichophyton rubrum is a dermatophytic fungus in the phylum Ascomycota. It is an exclusively clonal, anthropophilic saprotroph that colonizes the upper layers of dead skin, and is the most common cause of athlete's foot, fungal infection of nail, jock itch, and ringworm worldwide. Trichophyton rubrum was first described by Malmsten in 1845 and is currently considered to be a complex of species that comprises multiple, geographically patterned morphotypes, several of which have been formally described as distinct taxa, including T. raubitschekii, T. gourvilii, T. megninii and T. soudanense.
- Family
- Arthrodermataceae
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- Name
- Trichophyton rubrum
- Slug
- trichophyton-rubrum
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Arthrodermataceae
- Genus
- Trichophyton
- Species
- rubrum
- Wikidata QID
- Q138834
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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