Dermatophytes adaptation to the human host exemplified by Microsporum canis

Microsporum canis

Source: Joel Mills

Through comparative genomic analyses, researchers investigated the evolutionary mechanisms that underpin gene expansions to enable dermatophytes, such as Microsporum canis to transition from animal to human hosts.

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