- small-spored ectothrix
- an ectothrix that forms small spores in sheaths, mosaic masses, or occasionally chains; this type includes Microsporum audouinii, M. canis, M. ferrugineum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
small-spored ectothrix
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