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Mold flora of human scalp hair

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Samples of human scalp hair were collected in barber shops. Cultures from 97 samples yielded a variety of common molds, but no dermatophytes or other keratinolytic fungi.

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  1. Department of Medical Bacteriology and Provincial Laboratory of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Reta Pratt & J. W. Carmichael

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  1. Reta Pratt
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Pratt, R., Carmichael, J.W. Mold flora of human scalp hair. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 13, 133–134 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02155510

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