| dermatophytes isolated from asymptomatic stray cats. | most human cases of dermatophytosis diagnosed in siena, italy, in the last 5 years have been caused by two zoophilic species: microsporum canis and trichophyton mentagrophytes. since many patients had a history of contact with apparently healthy stray cats, we examined the fur of 173 stray cats for dermatophytes. the cats were captured in different parts of siena and none of them had mycotic lesions. microsporum canis was isolated in 82 cats, trichophyton mentagrophytes in three and microsporum ... | 1997 | 9470415 |