DISTRIBUTION OF DERMATOPHYTES FROM SOILS OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF CITIES OF PARAIBA STATE, BRAZIL

SUMMARY The dermatophytes, keratinophilic fungi, represent important microorganisms of the soil microbiota, where there are cosmopolitan species and others with restricted geographic distribution. The aim of this study was to broaden the knowledge about the presence of dermatophytes in soils of urba...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zelia Braz Vieira da Silva Pontes, Aurylene Carlos de Oliveira, Felipe Queiroga Sarmento Guerra, Luiz Renato de Araujo Pontes, Jozemar Pereira dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652013000600377&lng=en&tlng=en