title: Keratinophilic fungi isolated from soils of long-term fold-grazed, degraded pastures in national parks of Slovakia.
abstract: A total of 939 isolates of 11 genera representing 15 species of keratinophilic fungi were isolated and identified from the soils of three long-term fold-grazed pastures in national parks of Slovakia (Pod Ploskou, Strungový príslop, and Pod Kečkou) and one non-fold-grazed pasture in sierra Stolicke vrchy (Diel) using the hair-baiting technique. Keratinophilic fungi were present in all soil samples with a prevalence of Trichophyton ajelloi and Paecilomyces lilacinus. These fungi were more abundant in soil from fold-grazed pasture (Strungový príslop) compared to non-fold-grazed pasture (Diel). The occurrence of the other keratinophilic fungi was substantially lower, likely because of low pH in some soils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic. sona.javorekova@uniag.sk
authors.forename: Soňa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Javoreková
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Labuda
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maková
authors.forename: Ján
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Novák
authors.forename: Juraj
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Medo
authors.forename: Kamila
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Majerčíková
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018154:Slovakia; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins