title: Isolation of dermatophytes and related species from domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
abstract: We investigated 793 bird combs [645 chickens and 148 fighting cocks (Shamo)] to determine the prevalence of dermatophytes and their related fungal species. The targeted fungal species were recovered from 195 of the 793 examined birds (24.6 %). Prevalence ratios were compared in temperate (the mainland) and subtropical (Nansei Islands) areas, genders, strains, breeding scale (individual and farm), and housing system (in cage and free ranging). The frequency of the fungal species in the mainland, males, fighting cocks, breeding scale by individual nursing, and free-range housing system exhibited significantly higher positive ratios than that in the other groups. A total of 224 dermatophytes and related species were isolated, including 101 Arthroderma (Ar.) multifidum, 83 Aphanoascus (Ap.) terreus, five Uncinocarpus queenslandicus, two U. reesii, two Ap. pinarensis, one Amauroascus kuehnii, one Ar. simii, one Gymnoascus petalosporus, one Microsporum gallinae, and 28 Chrysosporium-like (Chrysosporium spp.) isolates, which were identified using internal transcribed spacer regions of ribosomal RNA gene sequences. The predominant fungal species in the mainland was Ap. terreus and that in the Nansei Islands was Ar. multifidum. Pathogenic fungal species to humans and animals were limited to M. gallinae and Ar. simii, which corresponded to 0.025 % of the isolates in this study.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
authors: Sayaka
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authors: Yamaguchi
authors: Ayako
authors: A
authors: Sano
authors: Midori
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authors: Hiruma
authors: Michiko
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authors: Murata
authors: Takashi
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authors: Kaneshima
authors: Yoshiteru
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authors: Murata
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authors: Hirakawa
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authors: Terashima
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authors: Takahashi
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mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D003129:Comb and Wattles / Q000382:microbiology*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014005:Tinea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer