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The perfect state of Trichophyton violaceum
1Department of Dermatology and Venereology and Veterinary, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
Background:
Trichophyton violaceum is the most common etiologic agent causing dermatophytosis in Egypt. This report deals with attempts to produce the perfect state of T. violaceum that may play a role in the epidemiology of T. violaceum.
Materials And Methods:
Ten strains of T. violaceum were inoculated on hair soil culture and on rice agar media.
Results:
Cultures on hair soil media failed to produce the ascogenous form of the fungus, but after 6 weeks of culture on rice agar media, fertile cleistothecium were seen and 2 weeks later separate asci appeared.
Conclusion:
This is the first report on the production of the perfect (sexual) state of T. violaceum. Details of the ascogenous form of this dermatophyte should be studied in the future.