Publications

[trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei infection contracted from a hedgehog].	occasionally the hedgehog (erinaceus europaeus) is infected by trichophyton mentagrophytes (robin) blanchard var. erinacei. this zoophilic dermatophyte may cause a difficult human phlegmatic trichophytia infection. the thread-fungus grows on the usual culture-medium with a clear-white surface without radius-folding. the lower surface of the culture shows a typical brillant-yellow colour. microscopically the fungus presents abundant microconidia formation and a few distinct macroconidia. cross-br ...	1979	155666
the epidemiology and mating behavior of arthroderma benhamiae var. erinacei in household four-toed hedgehogs (atelerix albiventris) in japan.	an epidemiological survey of trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei in the household hedgehog and other rodents was made between january 17, 2002 and february 28, 2002 in japan. quills and hairs were collected from sources identified via the internet. the fungus was isolated only from the quills of four-toed hedgehogs (7/18; 39%) from kanto to kyushu regions. isolates were examined morphologically, physiologically and genetically, and identified as t. mentagrophytes var. erinacei anamorph. th ...	2003	12590257