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The dermatophytic fungiTrichophyton spp andMicrosporum spp secrete ferrichrome type siderophores under low iron conditions. Three different species ofMicrosporum, i.e.M. qypseum, M. canis andM. audouinii, as well asT. rubrum produce ferrichrome C and ferricrocin, whereasT. mentagrophytes andT. tonsurans produce only ferrichrome. The identification of the siderophores was established by means of thin layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectroscopy.
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Mor, H., Kashman, Y., Winkelmann, G. et al. Characterization of siderophores produced by different species of the dermatophytic fungiMicrosporum andTrichophyton . Biometals 5, 213–216 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01061220
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