title: Saprophytic fungi on hair and feathers from apparently healthy animals.
abstract: The occurrence of saprophytic fungi on hair and feathers samples taken from apparently healthy domestic animals (cows, pigs, rabbits, and chickens) has been studied. A total of 221 strains classified in 24 genera were isolated. The most frequent genera were Aspergillus, Penicillium, Mucor, Absidia and Alternaria, and some statistically significant differences of contamination were detected among the animal species.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología y Producciones Animales (Microbiología), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Abarca
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bragulat
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bruguera
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cabañes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology*; D005241:Feathers / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology*