title: Impact of some ecological factors on the occurrence of poultry soil-inhabiting keratinophiles.
abstract: Investigations were conducted to assess the ecological factors governing distribution and survival of keratinophilic fungi in poultry farm soils. All the poultry farm soils were rich in humus and the keratinophilic fungi were generally found to be proportional to the soil organic matter. These soils were nearly neutral to weakly alkaline and organically rich with a high content of organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Jammu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sumbali
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D017753:Ecosystem; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D007194:India; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins