Fungus
epidermophyton
Subclass of:
Mitosporic Fungi
Etymology:
Greek epi = upon + derma = skin + phyton = a plant
Definitions related to epidermophyton:
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A fungal genus which grows in the epidermis and is the cause of TINEA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A genus of filamentous fungi in the phylum Ascomycota. Species in this genus are causative agents of superficial and cutaneous mycoses in humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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