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KMID : 1101320040360010007
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
2004 Volume.36 No. 1 p.7 ~ p.12
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Mycologic Characteristics of Trichophyton tonsurans
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Bang Young-Jun
Kim Ssang-Young
Shin Du-Man
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Abstract
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Trichophyton(T.) tonsurans has been identified for the first time in Korea in 1995 and has been increasing in number of reported in wrestlers, in judo players, and in korean - style wrestlers. Author tried mycological studies with T. tonsurans is isolated in Daegu Korea. The results are as follows: All 16 strains of T. tonsurans tested for nutritional requirement, showed strongly stimulated growth by thiamine, mild to moderate growth on casamino acid agar, poor growth on ammonium nitrates base agar. All 16 strains of T. tonsurans tested showed positive results for hair perforation and urease test. Gross findings of T. tonsurans showed that fine granular surface with light yellow hue or white color and mahogany brown color on the reverse side. Microscopic findings showed that septated hyphae, chlamydoconidia and microcondia. Microconidia were characteristic in their arrangerment and shape : round or oval shaped microconidia laterally to hyphae, some were match-head like terminal swelling.
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KEYWORD
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T. tonsurans, Mycological findings
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