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Trichophyton equinum

• Stain: Calcofluor White

• Magnification: x1000
Structure: Pyriform microconidia formed on the hyphae. Macroconidia are very rare, fusiform to club shaped similar to those of Trichophyton mentagrophytes.

 
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