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Microsporum canis

• Colonial Morphology: Grows rapidly as downy to wooly, white or yellow; reverse yellow to yellow orange or pale.


Physiological Tests: Grows as white with yellow pigment on rice medium. Hair perforation test positive. No growth factor required. BCP-milk: no change in pH.

 

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