Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Onygenales
Family: Arthrodermataceae
Genus: Trichophyton
Species:
T. mentagrophytes
Binomial name
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
(Robin) Blanchard (1853)

Trichophyton mentagrophytes is a species in the fungal genus Trichophyton.[1] It is one of three common fungi which cause ringworm in companion animals. It is also the second-most commonly isolated fungus causing tinea infections in humans, and the most common or one of the most common fungi that cause zoonotic skin disease. Trichophyton mentagrophytes is frequently isolated from dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and other rodents,[2][3][4] though at least some genetic variants possess the potential of human-to-human transmission, e.g. Type VII[5] and Type VIII.[6] As of 2024 it is an emerging STD in men who have sex with men.

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