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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
&mdash
; 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