title: Screening of different keratin baits for isolation of keratinophilic fungi.
abstract: Twenty different keratin-rich substrates were screened as keratin baits for isolation of keratinophilic fungi from different soil sample of Chhindwara District, India. Fungi easily formed colonies on different baits. However, hair, feathers and horns were found to be more suitable than nails, fish fins and fish scales.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Research Laboratory, Danielson College Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh State, India.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins