title: Isolation of keratinophilic fungi from soil in Malaysia.
abstract: Two hundred and thirty soil samples from different localities were examined for the presence of geophilic keratinophilic fungi. Six species namely Microsporum gypseum--34 isolates, Chrysosporium keratinophilum--29, C. tropicum--20, Keratinophyton terreum--4, Trichophyton terrestre--8 and Chrysosporium species--3--were isolated. Most of these fungi were recovered from garden, field and river bank soil. The importance of these findings is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Soon
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008296:Malaysia; D008864:Microsporum / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*