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ID#:

11005

Caption:

This photograph depicts the frontal view of a Petri dish within which a colony of the African form of the fungus, Trichophyton rubrum, had been cultured. Revealed, was the colonial morphology, which in this case, was both glabrous to cottony, and raised and ruffled at its center. Its frontal coloration can range from a white, to bright yellowish-beige, and even to a red-violet coloration. From the reverse, the colonies display a coloration that is a light yellowish to brown, or a reddish brown.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Dr. Libero Ajello

Creation Date:

1974

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CDC Organization