@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-3-3-557, author = "English, MARY P.", title = "A Rapid and Simple Method for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Trichophyton Verrucosum", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "1970", volume = "3", number = "3", pages = "557-559", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-3-3-557", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-3-3-557", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "SUMMARY When slope cultures are used to isolate fungi from dermatological specimens, the very slow growing fungus Trichophyton verrucosum cannot be identified in less than 2 wk. The use of petri-dish cultures allows direct examination of the inocula under the low power of the microscope after a brief period of incubation, when the distinctive appearance of T. verrucosum, which forms short, thick hyphae, many of which end in swollen vesicles, permits accurate reporting in 4 days. The same method allows rapid reporting of cultures on specimens that are microscopically negative and the removal of fast-growing contaminants before they obscure neighbouring inocula.", }