Volume 26, Number 9—September 2020
Etymologia
Etymologia: Dermatophyte
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![Under a magnification of 430×, this photomicrograph of a guinea pig hair shaft specimen revealed ultrastructural features exhibited at the site of a ringworm infection by the dermatophyte, Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Note that the sporangia were confined to the outer region of the hair shaft, known as an exothrix infection. CDC/ Dr. Lucille K. Georg, 1968](/eid/images/ET-2609-F1.jpg)
Figure. This photomicrograph of a guinea pig hair shaft specimen revealed ultrastructural features exhibited at the site of a ringworm infection by the dermatophyte, Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Note that the sporangia were confined to the outer region of the hair shaft, known as an exothrix infection. CDC/Dr. Lucille K. Georg, 1968. Original magnification 430×,
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