Epidermophyton

Translingual mul Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc - grc ἐπιδερμίς φυτόν outer skin, epidermis plant; creature 1. Proper noun 1 n genus family Arthrodermataceae imperfect fungi that comprises dermatophytes causing disease en mul http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/MBChB/6a.html March 1, 2006 As listed above, in superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is "ringworm" or "tinea", an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte. Ringworm refers to the characteristic central clearing that often occurs in dermatophyte infections of the skin. Dermatophyte members of the genera Trycophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton are responsible for the disease. Tinea can infect various sites of the body, including the scalp (tinea capitis), the beard (tinea barbae) the foot (tinea pedis: "athlete's foot") and the groin (tinea cruris). All occur in the United Kingdom although tinea infections, other than pedis, are now rare. 3 March 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060302011015/http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/MBChB/6a.html 2 March 2006 Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus Epidermophyton inguinale species - type species References 1 1 8190 1 57784 mul Fungi