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

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

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 (represe...

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Main Authors: Harish C. Gugnani, Soni Sharma, Kharl Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Keratinophilic fungi
Microsporum gypseum
M. fulvum
Chrysosporium spp
Soil
Jamaica
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