Epidermophyton


Epidermophyton

 [ep´ĭ-der-mof´ĭ-ton] a genus of fungi. E. flocco´sum attacks both skin and nails but not hair, and is one of the causative organisms of tinea cruris, tinea pedis, and onychomycosis.

Epidermophyton

(ep'i-dĕr-mof'i-ton, -dĕr-mō-fī'ton), A genus of fungi, separated by Sabouraud from Trichophyton on the basis that it never invades the hair follicles, whose macroconidia are clavate and smooth walled. The only species, Epidermophyton floccosum, is an anthropophilic species that is a common cause of tinea pedis and tinea cruris. [epidermis + G. phyton, plant]

Ep·i·der·mo·phy·ton

(ep'i-dĕr-mof'i-ton, -dĕr-mō-fī'ton) A genus of fungi wih macroconidia that are clavate and smooth-walled. The only species, E. floccosum, is a common cause of tinea pedis and tinea cruris. [epidermis + G. phyton, plant]