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Incidence of dermatophytes and other keratinophilic fungi in the glacier bank soils of the Kashmir valley, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2003

S. K. Deshmukh
S. K. Deshmukh
Affiliation:
Dept. of Natural Products, Quest Institute of Life Sciences, Nicholas Piramal India Limited, In H. M. R. Compound, L. B. S. Marg, Mulund (W), Mumbai 400 080. INDIA E.mail: sdeshmukh@nicholaspiramal.co.in
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Abstract

Soil samples collected from glacier banks of Gulmarg, Khilanmarg, Sonamarg and Tangmarg of Kashmir valley, were examined for the prevalence of keratinophilic fungi and related dermatophytes. From the 72 positive samples (67.3 %), a total of seven genera with eleven species were isolated viz. Chrysosporium keratinophilum (3.7 %), Chrysosporium tropicum (5.6 %), Chrysosporium state of Ctenomyces serratus (11.2 %), Geomyces pannorum (2.8 %), Malbranchea sp. (0.9 %), Microsporum gypseum complex (20.6 %), Microsporum nanum (1.9 %), Microsporum vanbreuseghemii (0.9 %), Trichophyton ajelloi (15 %), Trichophyton terrestre (2.8 %) and Uncinocarpus reesii (1.9 %).

Keywords

Soil fungikeratinophilic fungiglacier bankKashmir ValleyIndia
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Original Article
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Mycologist , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , November 2002 , pp. 165 - 167
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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