Zoophilic dermatophytes have an animal reservoir, such as cats, dogs, and rabbits, and spread through animal-to-human contact. Geophilic dermatophytes are fungi found in soil that sporadically ...

Dermatophytosis is the medical term for ringworm. Certain dermatophytes are species-specific, suggesting they can only infect one kind of animal, but others may move between various animal species ...