Study of Characteristic Features of Pleomorphic Epidermophyton floccosum

Epidermophyton floccosum is one of two species belonging to the genus Epidermophyton that related to the dermatophytes group. Isolated Strain of E. floccosum induced to be pleomorphic through sub-culturing at high temperature. Comparison in colony morphology and microscopic examination between pleomorphic strain and wild strain was performed Morphological features of pleomorphic E. floccosum were found to be differing from isolated parent strain. Pigmentation and increasing in fold density were considered the main changes in pleomorphic strain. While, conidation and hyphal morphology did not change from wild strain.