Macrophotograph showing a petri dish culture of Trichosporon cutaneum,a fungal parasite that infects the scalp and beard of man causing a disease known as piedra. The fungus grows in dense clumps,forming a hard white mass along the hair shaft. The white variety is specific to temperate regions,whereas in the tropics a black form is found called Piedraia hortai | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Durham, John |
Taille de l’image : | 4551 px × 4606 px |
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