Isolation of Dermatophytes and other Keratinophilic Fungi from Soil of Mussoorie (India)

Summary: Seventy eight soil samples collected from various areas of Mussoorie were screened for the prevalence of keratinophilic fungi and related dermatophytes. From the positive samples (41), a total of eight species of five genera were isolated viz., Chrysosporium keratinophilum (14.1%), C. tropicum (6.41%), chrysosporium sp. I (1.28%), Chrysosporium sp. II (1.28%), Chrysosporium state of Ctenomyces serratus (10.25 %), Keratinomyces ajelloi (5.13%), Microsporum gypseum complex (11.53%) and Trichophyton terrestre (2.55%).

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