| isolation of dermatophytes and other keratinophilic fungi from the vicinity of salt pan soils of mumbai, india. | soil samples from twenty salt pans and their vicinity around mumbai and thane were screened for the occurrence of keratinophilic fungi and related dermatophytes. ten species classified in six genera were recovered using horse hair as bait. the isolated species were reported in the following order of dominance: chrysosporium indicum (12.0%), microsporum gypseum complex (7.2%), c. tropicum (5.6%), c. state of ctenomyces serratus (4.0%), trichophyton terrestre (3.2%), malbranchea aurantiaca (2.4%), ... | 2004 | 15180153 |
| keratinophilic fungi on feathers of pigeon in maharashtra, india. | results of a preliminary survey of keratinophilic fungi associated with feathers of pigeon on high rise buildings in thane district of maharashtra (india) are reported. a total of 100 samples were examined, of which 67 samples were positive for keratinophilic fungi. altogether 67 fungal strains belonging to 10 species of seven genera were isolated viz. chrysosporium indicum (24%), chrysosporium sp. (2%), chr. tropicum (8%), chrysosporium state of arthroderma tuberculatum (3%), chrysosporium stat ... | 2004 | 15189186 |