A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE OCCURRENCE OF KERATINOPHILIC FUNGI IN SOILS OF JAMAICA

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Harish C. Gugnani¹  Soni Sharma¹  Kharl Wright¹ 

关键词: Keratinophilic fungi;    Microsporum gypseum;    M. fulvum;    Chrysosporium spp;    Soil;    Jamaica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652014000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This report represents the first study of keratinophilic fungi present in soils of Jamaica. Out of the 40 soil samples examined from different habitats, 30 (75%) were positive for the presence of keratinophilic fungi, yielding 36 isolates of keratinophilic fungi. Microsporum gypseum complex (represented by 16 isolates of M. gypseum, and four of M. fulvum) was most frequent, being present in 50% of the samples. A very high occurrence of this dermatophyte in Jamaican soil is of public health significance. The remaining isolates of keratinophilic fungi were represented by Chrysosporium spp (mainly C. indicum and C. tropicum) and Sepedonium sp.

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