Factors affecting growth and urease production by Trichophyton spp.

Mycopathologia

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-113

  Mahmoud, A L E ^a   El Shanawany, A A ^b   Omar, S A ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

dermatophytes; Trichophyton; urease

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 0030467399     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00436460     Document Type: Article

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