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Microsporum nanum

Colonial Morphology	Microscopic Morphology Phase Contrast	Biochemical Reactions: BCP, SDA and Urease
Growth rate: moderate Texture: suede like to powdery, thin, spreading Thallus color: cream to buff, becoming dark beige Reverse: red brown	rough, thin walled macroconidia, 1 to 3 celled, pear to egg shaped, truncated base many borne on stalks occasional club shaped microconidia	Urease: positive Hair perforation: positive Vitamin requirement: none
Compare to and Differentiate from: not available	Etiology & Ecology zoophilic - pigs worldwide scalp, body ectothrix etiology of other dermatophytes