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| A disease caused by infection with a fungus, such as ringworm or thrush |
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| A saprophyte is an organism that obtains its nutrtion from assimilating organic matter |
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| Human-seeking or human-preferring, especially with reference to: 1) bloodsucking arthropods, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and 2) dermatophytic fungi that grow preferentially on humans rather than other animals. |
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| At what temperature should cultures for derrmatophytes be incubated? |
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| Room temp with the cap or plate cover loosened and observe daily for growth |
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