Trichophyton species which is zoophilic?: (A) T. tonsurans, (B) T. violaceum, (C) T. schoenleinii, (D) T. mentagrophytes
Answer is D. Ans. is 'd' i.e., T. mentagrophytes(Ref: Harrison, 18th/e, p. 401; Jawetz, 23rd/e, p. 631)* Zoophilic dermatophytes are the species which primarily infect animals and occasionally transmitted to humans.* Zoophilic species of trichophyton are T. mentagrophytes and T. verrucosum.* Other zoophilic species of dermatophytes is M. canis.