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Keratinophilic Fungi Isolated from Soils of Long-Term Fold-Grazed, Degraded Pastures in National Parks of Slovakia

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A total of 939 isolates of 11 genera representing 15 species of keratinophilic fungi were isolated and identified from the soils of three long-term fold-grazed pastures in national parks of Slovakia (Pod Ploskou, Strungový príslop, and Pod Kečkou) and one non-fold-grazed pasture in sierra Stolicke vrchy (Diel) using the hair-baiting technique. Keratinophilic fungi were present in all soil samples with a prevalence of Trichophyton ajelloi and Paecilomyces lilacinus. These fungi were more abundant in soil from fold-grazed pasture (Strungový príslop) compared to non-fold-grazed pasture (Diel). The occurrence of the other keratinophilic fungi was substantially lower, likely because of low pH in some soils.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Education by the Slovak Research Grant Agency from projects No. 1/0404/09 and 1/0851/10. The authors thank Dr. Paul Kretchmer at San Francisco for his assistance in editing this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76, Nitra, Slovak Republic

    Soňa Javoreková, Jana Maková, Juraj Medo & Kamila Majerčíková

  2. Romer Labs Division Holding GmbH, Technopark 1, 3430, Tulln, Austria

    Roman Labuda

  3. Department of Grassland Ecosystems and Forage Crops, Slovak University of Agriculture, tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76, Nitra, Slovak Republic

    Ján Novák

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Javoreková, S., Labuda, R., Maková, J. et al. Keratinophilic Fungi Isolated from Soils of Long-Term Fold-Grazed, Degraded Pastures in National Parks of Slovakia. Mycopathologia 174, 239–245 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-012-9543-x

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