| soil dermatophytes in madras, india, in relation to human ringworm. | a total of 269 soil samples collected from different habitats in madras, india, were screened for the presence of dermatophytes by the hair-baiting technique. three strains of trichophyton mentagrophytes and 16 strains of microsporum gypseum complex were isolated. these strains were subjected to the mating experiment. 2/3 soil isolates of trichophyton mentagrophytes belonged to arthroderma vanbreuseghemii (+) mating type, and 1/3 was arthroderma vanbreuseghemii (-) mating type. similarly 6/70 cl ... | 1997 | 9476517 |