Which of the following characteristics is true of the fungi that comprise the dermatophytes? They are an opportunistic yeast commonly residing in the gastrointestinal tract They are opportunistic fungi that require keratin for growth and are capable of causing superficial infections They have an endemic distribution and transition from filamentous form in the environment to a yeast form at body temperature They are capable of producing yeast cells, pseudo-hyphae and hyphae

Which of the following characteristics is true of the fungi that comprise the dermatophytes? They are an opportunistic yeast commonly residing in the gastrointestinal tract They are opportunistic fungi that require keratin for growth and are capable of causing superficial infections They have an endemic distribution and transition from filamentous form in the environment to a yeast form at body temperature They are capable of producing yeast cells, pseudo-hyphae and hyphae

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		They are an opportunistic yeast commonly residing in the gastrointestinal tract
		They are opportunistic fungi that require keratin for growth and are capable of causing superficial infections
		They have an endemic distribution and transition from filamentous form in the environment to a yeast form at body temperature
		They are capable of producing yeast cells, pseudo-hyphae and hyphae