Incidence of keratinophilic fungi from selected soils of Kerala state (India).
One hundred and fifty-eight soil samples were collected from various areas of four districts of Kerala and screened for prevalence of keratinophilic fungi and related dermatophytes. From the positive samples (60.75%), a total of eight genera with 15 species were isolated viz., Arthroderma simii (0.63%), Chrysosporium indicum (20.25%), C. keratinophilum (6.96%). C. lobatum (1.26%), C. pannicola (1.26%), C. tropicum (5.06%), Chrysosporium state of Arthroderma cuniculi (1.26%), Chrysosporium state of Ctenomyces serratus (2.53%), Gymnascella hyalinospora (1.26%), Malbranchea aurantiaca (0.63%) M. fulva (1.26%), Microsporum gypseum complex (12.65%), Pseudogymnoascus roseus (1.26%), Trichophyton mentragrophytes (1.26%), and T. terrestre (3.16%).
Dept. of Natural Products, Quest Institute of Life Sciences, Nicholas Piramal India Limited, Mulund (W), Mumbai 400 080, India. sdeshmukh@nicholaspiramal.co.in
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D007633:Keratins