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On the occurrence of two new species of Trichophyton in Indian soils

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Two new species ofTrichophyton, T. indicum andT. evolceanui, isolated from soil in India by the hair baiting technique, are described.T. indicum is characterized by its flat colony and delicately roughened microconidia. It is common and widely distributed in soil in India.

T. evolceanui can be distinguished fromT. indicum by its heaped and folded colony on tomato juice agar and its echinulate and obovate microconidia which are consistently wider than those ofT. indicum on the various culture media tested.T. evolceanui also differs fromT. indicum in producing perforating organs on hair in vitro soil culture. It has restricted occurrence in Indian soils.

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  1. Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi-6, India

    H. S. Randhawa & R. S. Sandhu

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Randhawa, H.S., Sandhu, R.S. On the occurrence of two new species of Trichophyton in Indian soils. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 20, 225–238 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02089211

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