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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Arthrodermataceae — a type of fungus known for causing skin infections.

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  • Okay, IMHO, I do not think that there is any so called most effective remedies for Jock Itch. Jock itch is a fungal skin condition due to a fungus called Trichophyton rubrum.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2008

  • Okay, IMHO, I do not think that there is any so called most effective remedies for Jock Itch. Jock itch is a fungal skin condition due to a fungus called Trichophyton rubrum.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2008

  • · Trichophyton - an "athlete's foot" fungus that infects hair, skin, and nails;

    7 Medicinals 1992

  • Trichophyton mentagrophytes et le Candida albicans

    Chapter 7 1991

  • Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and the yeast Candida albicans, as well as the protozoan, Trichomonas foetus.

    Chapter 7 1991

  • _Trichophyton tonsurans_, vegetable parasite of skin, 477

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877

  • The company's correspondence to Spore°Tech Mold Investigations, LLC stated that their Tech Center studies supported by independent laboratories show that "… 3/4 cup of Clorox liquid bleach per gallon of water will be effective on hard, non-porous surfaces against … Aspergillus niger and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (Athlete's Foot Fungus)".

    BiggerPockets Forums SallyStrumbo 2010

  • Trichophyton, either Trichophyton rubrum or Trichophyton mentagrophytes.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • Cutaneous mycoses are common human infections among healthy and immunocompromised hosts, and the anthropophilic fungus Trichophyton rubrum is the most prevalent microorganism isolated from such clinical cases worldwide.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • Approximately 7 percent of elementary school children across the bi-state, Kansas City metropolitan area are infected with the fungus Trichophyton tonsurans (T. tonsurans), the leading cause of ringworm in the U.S., according to a new study published today in Pediatrics.

    innovations-report 2010

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