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Case Study #2 A 32-year-old man works for a landscaping company. He usually wears gloves to protect his skin. However, on one particular occasion, he left them at home. After working at a landscaping site where he dug holes in the soil to plant palm trees, a lesion appeared on his forearm. Although he applied topical antibiotic ointments, the lesion would not heal. Upon a visit to the dermatologist, fungal cultures of the lesion were obtained. Following 1 week incubation at room temperature, a powdery buff to cinnamon colony, with a tan reverse, appear on the SABHI culture plate. Using the lactophenol cotton blue stain to examine the mycelial growth of the colony, the technologist notes macroconidia consistent with the given figure. Based on this information and the provided figures, please determine the following: Copyri 2000 Doctor Fungus Corporation 1. Name the genus and species causing the mycosis. 2. Name the specific body sites commonly infected with this dermatophyte. 3. Describe the colony morphology, as well the appearance of macroconidia and microconidia of each species of the genus from growth obtained on SABHI culture medium.