Isolation of dermatophytes from rural and urban soil samples in premises of infected and non-infected animals.
Animal houses wherein animals infected with ringworm were detected were considered as premises of infected and infection free houses were considered as premises of the non-infected. Fifty soil samples from each of the premises in each of rural and urban areas were examined for the presence of dermatophytes. The premises of the infected showed higher Isolation Rate of dermatophytes. Of the four species of dermatophytes isolated, T. mentagrophytes (granular) was present in the soil of the infected premises only, while T. terrestre, M. nanum and M. gypseum were present in both the premises in both the rural and urban areas.
D000818:Animals; D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012424:Rural Population; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population