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Keratinophilic fungi isolated from soil of Italian parks in the province of Pavia

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Soil samples collected from 9 parks in the Italian province of Pavia were baited with hair and feathers for the isolation of keratinophilic fungi. The dominant species were the teleomorphs Arthroderma gypsea, A. uncinatum, Ctenomyces serratus and Aphanoascus fulvescens with their anamorphs. Among the other species isolated, Amauroascus mutatus, Gymnascella dankaliensis, Gymnoascus intermedius and Gymnoascus reessii were recorded. The distribution of these fungi is discussed and related to previous records.

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  1. Istituto di Micologia Medica “R. Ciferri & P. Redaelli” - Facoltà di Scienze, Università di Pavia Via S. Epifanio, 14 - 27100, Pavia, Italy

    G. Caretta & A. M. Mangiarotti

  2. Catedra de Micologia - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile

    E. Piontelli

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Caretta, G., Mangiarotti, A.M. & Piontelli, E. Keratinophilic fungi isolated from soil of Italian parks in the province of Pavia. Eur J Epidemiol 8, 330–339 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00158564

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