Which genus is involved in infections of the skin and nails only?
a. Microsporum
b. Epidermophyton
c. Trichophyton
d. Scopulariopsis
B
The genus Trichophyton is capable of invading the hair, skin, and nails, whereas the genus Mi-crosporum involves only the hair and skin; the genus Epidermophyton involves the skin and nails.
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a. a fairly simple food web.
b. a fairly simple food chain.
c. a pyramid of biomass.
d. a pyramid of energy.
e. a pyramid of numbers.
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