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microsporum(medicine)
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microsporum (medicine)


microsporum
<fungus> A genus of small spored ectothrix ringworm fungi (dermatophytes) of the Fungi Imperfecti, order Moniliales, family Moniliaceae, which cause various diseases of the skin and hair.

As the perfect (sexual) stages are identified, they are classified in the genus Nannizzia.

Synonym: microsporon.

Origin: Gr. Sporos = seed