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This is a 40X image of a normal hair (thin arrow) and a an infected hair (thick arrow). Note the cuffs of spores on the outside of the hair shaft. Animal dermatophytes show these cuffs or ectothrix spores.
Courtesy of Dr. Karen A. Moriello.