Study of the dermatophytes in the students houses of Minia University, Egypt

A survey of dermatophytes and other fungi was carried out in 100 air - dust samples from bedrooms and dinning halls of male and female student resident houses. By hair baiting technique the common dermatophytes were obtained namely Microsporum canis, M. gypseum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Also...

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Published in:Acta mycologica 1996-01, Vol.31 (2), p.191-197
Main Authors: Maghazy, S N, Shaaban, G M, El-Katatny, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A survey of dermatophytes and other fungi was carried out in 100 air - dust samples from bedrooms and dinning halls of male and female student resident houses. By hair baiting technique the common dermatophytes were obtained namely Microsporum canis, M. gypseum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Also five species of Chrysosporium were isolated in the following order of dominance C. tropicum, C. keratinophilum, C. indicum, C. pannicola and C. queenslandicum. By dilution plate method, 37 species representing 20 genera of which Aspergilus niger, A. flavus, Rhizopus nigricans, Penicillium chrysogenum and Cladosporium cladosporioides were most frequently isolated.
ISSN:0001-625X