Which dermatophyte usually fluoresces yellow-green under a Wood's lamp?

a. Microsporum gypseum
b. Trichophyton verrucosum
c. Microsporum audouinii
d. Epidermophyton floccosum


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M. audouinii was, in past years, the most important cause of epidemic T. capitis among school-children in the United States. This organism is anthropophilic and is spread directly by means of infected hairs on hats, caps, upholstery, combs, or barber clippers. The majority of infections are chronic; some heal spontaneously, whereas others may persist for several years. Infected hair shafts fluoresce yellow-green using a Wood's lamp.

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of flattened cells that is a single layer thick, has a basement membrane, tight junctions, and it lines the inner surface of the lungs. This tissue type is

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