MLAB 1331: MYCOLOGY LECTURE GUIDE

a. Skin - cleaned with 70% alcohol to remove dirt, oil and surface saprophytes. b. Nails - cleaned same as for skin. Usually clipped; need to be finely minced before innoculating to media. c. Hair - obtained from edge of infected area of scalp,. Use a Wood's lamp (fluorescence) to help locate infected hair. ................
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