Trichophyton terrestre

Trichophyton terrestre is a fungus of the genus Trichophyton.

Trichophyton terrestre
This Sabouraud’s dextrose agar plate culture is growing T. terrestre fungus, strain x231 producing a red pigment.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Onygenales
Family:	Arthrodermataceae
Genus:	Trichophyton
Species:	T. terrestre
Binomial name
Trichophyton terrestre Mycologia_authority_Durie_Frey (1957)
Synonyms
Trichophyton terrestre-primum Szathmáry Magya Orvosi Arch (1936)

History and taxonomy

• first found in County of Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia.^[1]
• branched under the Trichophyton genus, the fungi was further found to be a complex in its teleomorph stage comprising multiple species, for instance, the Arthroderma insigulare, sp.nov. and Arthroderma olidum sp. nov.^[2]
• furthermore, the fungi displayed typical feature of Trichonphyton which spread nodules and conidial structures in a spiral fashion.
• with a keratinophilic and keratinolytic nature, they were often identified on hair cells of mammals and possibly fed on keratin-like substrate.^[1]

Growth and morphology

• moderate growth speed, yellow colonies^[1]