Английская Википедия:Achorion
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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Italic title Achorion is an obsolete genus of dermatophyte fungus.
The species previously belonging to genus Achorion have been moved to other genera. Some notable species include:
- A. quinckeanum — now named Trichophyton quinckeanum, the species which causes favus in mice.
- A. schoenleinii — now named Trichophyton schoenleinii, or "Schönlein's tricophyton", the species which causes favus in humans.
- Other pathogenic fungi occasionally found in humans:
- A. arloingi, now called Aleurisma arloingi
- A. gypseum, now called Microsporum gypseum
Sources
- American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (Philadelphia and London, 1938)
