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Isolation of keratinophilic fungi from soil in Malaysia

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Two hundred and thirty soil samples from different localities were examined for the presence of geophilic keratinophilic fungi. Six species namely Microsporum gypseum — 34 isolates, Chrysosporium keratinophilum −29, C. tropicum −20, Keratinophyton terreum −4, Trichophyton terrestre −8 and Chrysosporium species − 3 — were isolated. Most of these fungi were recovered from garden, field and river bank soil. The importance of these findings is briefly discussed.

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Soon, SH.T. Isolation of keratinophilic fungi from soil in Malaysia. Mycopathologia 113, 155–158 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00436120

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