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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bien qu’elle porte le nom d’herpès, cette pathologie n’est pas causée par un virus, mais par des champignons microscopiques, appelés dermatophytes. Ceux-ci se développent sur un cuir chevelu sans ...