Keywords: Trichophyton mentagrophytes PHIL 2929 lores.jpg This is a top view of a plate culture containing the fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes From the front the color is white to bright yellowish-beige or red-violet The genus Trichophyton inhabits the soil humans or animals and is one of the leading causes of hair skin and nail infections i e dermatophytosis in humans Content Providers s CDC Creation Date 1964 Copyright Restrictions None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image http //phil cdc gov/phil_images/20030116/4/PHIL_2929_lores jpg PD-USGov Trichophyton mentagrophytes |