, In vitro antifungal activity and mechanism of essential oil from fennel (Foeniculum vulgare L.)
on dermatophyte species, 2014
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Dermatophytes feed
on the dead skin cells that accumulate
on the surface of the skin so the infections usually are superficial, stopping when they reach healthy skin cells or inflamed tissue.
Most veterinary practices use «
dermatophyte test medium» as their culture medium, because it contains a color indicator that turns the medium red when ringworm starts to grow
on it.
The
dermatophyte feeds
on keratin, the outer dead surface of growing fur, skin, and nails.
The
dermatophyte lives only
on hairs that actively grow.
Ringworm is a
dermatophyte fungus fed skin infection that feeds
on dead skin and hair cells.
Your veterinarian will pluck hairs from your pet's fur to perform a fungal culture using a
dermatophyte test medium (DTM) plate or jar and conduct a Wood's lamp examination, which involves shining a specially coated fluorescent light
on your pet's fur.
Ringworm, which is actually not a worm but a fungus
on the skin and top layers of hair, is caused by fungi called
dermatophytes.