Mycetoma is caused by the following agents except: (A) Allescheria boydii, (B) Madurella mycetomii, (C) Trichosporum beigelli, (D) Nocardia asteroides
Answer is C. Trichosporon beigelii- causes white piedra. Eumycetoma - caused by acremonium falciforme, Madurella mycetomi, Madurella grisea, Pseudoallescheria boydii and Exophiala jeanselmei. Actimomycetoma - actinomadura Madurai, actinomadura palletieri, Nocardia brasiliensis and streptomyces somaliensis. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition