Which one of the following is the geophilic dermatophyte?
Microsporum equinum
Microsporum gypseum
Microsporumpersicolor
Microsporum canis
Ans. A. Microsporum gypseumBased on natural habitatGeophilic (grows in soil)Zoophilic (infects animals)Anthropophilic (infects man)Microsporum gypseum, M. fulvum, M nanumT. ajelloi, T terrestreT. verrucosumT mentagrophytesM. Canis,T. rubrum,T schoenleinii, T tonsurans,T violaceum,M audouiniiE. Floccosum
Mycology