- Source: Achorion
Achorion is an obsolete genus of dermatophyte fungus.
The species previously belonging to genus Achorion have been moved to other genera. Some notable species include:
A. quinckeanum — now named Trichophyton quinckeanum, the species which causes favus in mice.
A. schoenleinii — now named Trichophyton schoenleinii, or "Schönlein's tricophyton", the species which causes favus in humans.
Other pathogenic fungi occasionally found in humans:
A. arloingi, now called Aleurisma arloingi
A. gypseum, now called Microsporum gypseum
Sources
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (Philadelphia and London, 1938)
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