title: Survey of keratinophilic fungi in sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants of Mazandaran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: To isolate keratinophilic fungi in sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants in Sari city, Mazandaran province, Islamic Republic of Iran, samples were taken from 7 plants with different sewage treatment technologies. From 35 sludge samples cultured on Sabouraud's agar with cycloheximide and chloramphenicol, 326 fungal colonies belonging to 7 species were isolated. Geotrichum (59.5%), Cladosporium (13.8%), Alternaria (11.3%) and Penicillium (10.7%) species were the most prevalent. No growth of keratinophilic fungi was observed on this medium. However, using the hair-baiting technique, Microsporum gypseum, Chrysosporium spp. and Geotrichum spp. were isolated.
authors: Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Islamic Republic of Iran. m.t.hedayati@hotmail.com
authors: M T
authors: MT
authors: Hedayati
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Mirzakhani
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000528:Alternaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004782:Environmental Health; D005848:Geotrichum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D007633:Keratins