Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

Incidence of DermatophyticKeratinophilic Fungi in soil

Priyanka Pathak, Ashok Shukla

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The soil acts as a good culture medium to nurture microbial communities. There is abundance of pathogenic & non pathogenic fungi thriving in soil due to its variable organic matter availability. The soil containing keratin materials like skin, hair, feather, fur, hom, hoof and beak contributes for the growth of dematophytic& non dermatophytickeratinophilic fungi. Thesecause dermatophytosis/mycosis in humans and other animals have been divided into three ecological groups as:geophiles,zoophiles and anthrophiles. The qualitative and quantitative isolation of these fungi was performed by Surface Soil Dilution Plating (SSPD) and Hair/Feather Baiting Technique (HFBT). Colonies developed by this technique are subsequently purified on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar medium .About 30 isolates belong to 11 genera were isolated from the soil: Microsporumpulchela, Trichophytonmentagrophytes, Arthrodermagypseum, Chrysosporiumtropicum, Malancheaarcuata,M.pulchella, Acremonium sp., Aspergillusterreus, Cladosporiumclad osporoides,Geotricum, Humicolagriseaetc.

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Priyanka Pathak, Ashok Shukla Incidence of DermatophyticKeratinophilicFungi in soil Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 2 February 2015

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