Differential Tests on Microsporum spp.

Question 1

2 differential tests on microsporum spp.

Answer 1

• Growth in Grain Rice
• Wood’s Lamp Fluorescence

Question 2

Growth in Grain Rice:
M. audouinii

Answer 2

poor growth

Question 3

Growth in Grain Rice:
M. canis, M. gypseum

Answer 3

good growth

Question 4

Wood’s Lamp Fluorescence:
M. audouinii
M. canis

Answer 4

positive

Question 5

Wood’s Lamp Fluorescence:
M. gypseum

Answer 5

negative