Brief communication: extracellular enzymatic activities of dermatophytes.
Eighty dermatophyte strains belonging to the genera Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton and Chrysosporium were screened for their ability to produce extracellular enzymes using a semiquantitative method. The results obtained vary significantly when the studied genera are observed separately, though the enzyme beta-galactosidase was detected in none of the four studied genera.
D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000201:enzymology*; D003470:Culture Media; D004821:Epidermophyton / Q000201:enzymology*; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis*; D008049:Lipase / Q000032:analysis; D008722:Methods; D008864:Microsporum / Q000201:enzymology*; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000201:enzymology*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis; D013045:Species Specificity; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000201:enzymology*
D003470:Culture Media; D006867:Hydrolases; D008049:Lipase; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases