Jock itch is an infection caused by fungi called dermatophytes. Dermatophytes like to live in moist places on your body, such as your feet, groin, and armpits. The medical term is tinea cruris. It’s a ...

This study was led by Dr Xin Zhou, Prof. Sybren de Hoog (Radboud UMC Center of Expertise for Mycology, Netherlands), and Prof. Peiying Feng (Sun Yat-Sen University, China). Through comparative genomic ...

Jock itch, or tinea cruris, is a fungal infection that develops in warm and moist areas of the body, such as the groin, inner thighs, and buttocks. The infection can develop from prolonged exposure to ...

NAME: Edward Fleming TITLE: Medical doctor COMPANY: Holy Spirit Health System, Dillsburg Family Health Center YEARS IN FIELD: 5 Q: What is ringworm and is it known by other names? A: Ringworm is a ...

THE fungi causing infections solely of the glabrous skin, scalp, beard and nails are known as dermatophytes, or cutaneous fungi. These fungi do not produce visceral infections. However, Candida ...

Mycologia, the official journal of the Mycological Society of America, publishes papers on all aspects of the fungi, including lichens. Subjects appropriate to the journal are fungal physiology and ...

These pathogens have developed numerous mechanisms that allow them to adhere to the skin. Once there, the pathogens produce keratinases that break down keratin and allow for invasion of the fungi into ...

Growing up, it was very common to have a fungal infection on the skin. Most children develop patches on their hair or skin at some point in primary school. You either had it or saw a friend with the ...

Fungal nail infections are called onychomycosis. Many types of fungi can cause nail infections, but some common types include Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale. Fungi are organisms ...