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Trichophyton kanei

Colonial Morphology	Microscopic Morphology Phase Contrast	Biochemical Reactions: BCP, SDA and Urease
Growth rate: moderately slow Texture: velvety Thallus color: white or tinged with underlying red pigment Reverse: red to red brown	no microconidia abundant pencil shaped macroconidia, some with T-shaped end cells macroconidia break into arthroconidia	BCP: restricted, no change, red Urease: weak positive Vitamin requirement: none, brown pigment produced on #1 Hair perforation: negative
Compare to and Differentiate from: T. rubrum: absence of microconidia T. raubitschekii: urease, absence of microconidia E. floccosum: BCP, red pigment, colony color	Etiology & Ecology anthrophilic body, feet, nails rare etiology of other dermatophytes