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# Characteristics of Crops This document appears to be a table outlining the characteristics of different types of crops. | Crop characteristic | Micosporum canis (7-10 days) | Micosporum gypseum (6-10 days) | Trichophyton mentagrophytes | Epidermophyton floccosum (10-14 days) | |---|---|---|---|-...

# Characteristics of Crops This document appears to be a table outlining the characteristics of different types of crops. | Crop characteristic | Micosporum canis (7-10 days) | Micosporum gypseum (6-10 days) | Trichophyton mentagrophytes | Epidermophyton floccosum (10-14 days) | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Colony Color** | White | Buff/Coffee color | White, slight buff color | Light olive greenish, yellow | | **Colony Surface** | Downy, velvety | Granular/powdery, flat | Smooth, powdery | Velvety | | **Microscopic Features** | Occasional, slender hyphae | Occasional or abundant, curved hyphae | Abundant, hyphae, often clustered or in chains | Occasional (more frequent if culture is kept for a longer period) elongated hyphae | | **Growth Rate** | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | | **Growth on Medium** | No growth on rice or other mediums | No growth if placed in mediums containing rice | No growth on rice or other mediums except for mediums with rice | No growth if placed in mediums containing rice | | **Spores or Conidia** | Abundant, or in clusters, or in clusters | Abundant, or in clusters, or in clusters | Abundant,or in clusters, or in clusters | Abundant,or in clusters, or in clusters| | **Other notes** | On agar, colonies are downy/velvety | On agar, colonies are granular | On agar, colonies are powdery (slightly cottony) | On agar, colonies are velvety | **Note:** The table headers and column titles are slightly squashed so some words might be illegible. Further, the description of the characteristics have been summarized and rephrased to provide a clearer explanation.