Microsporum canis

Microsporum canis
Spindle-shaped, warted macroconidia of Microsporum canis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Onygenales
Family: Arthrodermataceae
Genus: Microsporum
Species:
M. canis
Binomial name
Microsporum canis
(E.Bodin) E.Bodin (1902)
Synonyms
  • Microsporum audouinii var. canis E.Bodin (1900)
  • Sabouraudites canis (E.Bodin) Langeron (1945)

Microsporum canis is a pathogenic, asexual fungus in the phylum Ascomycota that infects the upper, dead layers of skin on domesticated cats, and occasionally dogs and humans.[1][2] The species has a worldwide distribution.[3]

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