A new medium for the early detection and identification of Trichophyton verrucosum has been formulated. The key ingredients of the medium are 4% casein and 0.5% yeast extract. T. verrucosum is recognized by its early hydrolysis of casein and very slow growth. Microconidia were produced by 19 out of 35 isolates (54%), and macroconidia were produced by 8 out of 35 isolates (23%). All isolates for...

background and objectives: cattle dermatophytosis (syn. cattle ringworm), an important skin infection, has received major consideration not only for economical losses in the animal breeding industry but also in regards to its zoonotic transmission to humans. for effective control measures, it is important to determine the disease prevalence in cattle herds. materials and methods: to determine r...

BACKGROUND Trichophyton verrucosum is a zoophilic fungus with a worldwide distribution. Our aim was to investigate the proliferative effect of antigenic compounds of T. verrucosum on dermis fibro blasts and endothelial cells. METHODS T. verrucosum was cultured in SCC medium and was then transferred to a broth medium. Surface antigens of this fungus were separated using the freeze and thaw met...

INTRODUCTION Trichophyton verrucosum belongs to the dermatophyte fungi, closely related organisms that cause skin infections in animals and humans. T. verrucosum infection has been reported in livestock and people in different countries from all continents. Human cases have been reported in different areas of Pakistan, but there is little information about the animal source of the fungus. MET...

background: trichophyton verrucosum is a zoophilic fungus with a worldwide distribution. our aim was to investigate the proliferative effect of antigenic compounds of t. verrucosum on dermis fibro blasts and endothelial cells. methods: t. verrucosum was cultured in scc medium and was then transferred to a broth medium. surface antigens of this fungus were separated using the freeze and thaw met...

from 687 patients referred to the medical mycology depatment of the school of public health, 184 cases showed tinea capitis infection, direct microscopy and culture was positive in 86.2% and 75.29% of the cases respectively. from the positive cultures 5 different dermatophtes were identified as: microsporum canis, trichophyton violaceum, trichophyton verrucosum, trichophyton schoenleinii, trich...

Reports about ringworm in donkeys are scanty and refer to zoonotic agents such as Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton verrucosum. Seventeen Asino Amiatina donkeys semi-extensively farmed in paddocks showed alopecic nummular, scaling areas mainly on head and neck. Microsporum racemosum cultivated from the lesions was identified by morphology and PCR. Affected animals healed spontaneousl...

Musca domestica L. were collected from cattle diagnosed with bovine ringworm to evaluate the potential of the house fly to disseminate Trichophyton verrucosum E. Bodin, a fungal dermatophyte that is the causative agent for ringworm in cattle. Fungal isolates were cultured from 45 individual flies on supplemented Sabouraud dextrose agar, and isolates were identified using morphological and micro...