Saprophytic occurrence of Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum gypseum in the coats of healthy laboratory animals. (Preliminary report).
A group of 199 healthy laboratory animals, comprising 63 guinea pigs; 58 white mice. 47 rats and 31 rabbits, was sampled for the presence of pathogenic dermatophytes. T. mentagrophytes, var. granulare, was isolated in 10% (5-guinea pigs, 6 mice, 6 rats and 2 rabbits) and M. gypseum was found in 7 animals (3 guinea pigs, 3 mice and one rat). No ringworm lesions were observed in the respective animals. This is the first report on such findings in Israel.
D000818:Animals; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology*; D007557:Israel; D051379:Mice; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity