Molds Isolated from Pet Dogs

Pet dogs have been considered to be involved in the contamination of indoor air by serving as a source of providing molds at houses. Currently, information on the molds originated from pet dogs is rarely available in Korea. The present study was carried out to obtain basic information on the fungi p...

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Published in:Mycobiology 2007-06, Vol.35 (2), p.100-102
Main Authors: Jang, K.S. (Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea), Yun, Y.H. (Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea), Yoo, H.D. (Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea), Kim, S.H. (Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea), E-mail: piceae@naver.com
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Language:English
Subjects:
ALTERNARIA
ASPERGILLUS
CLADOSPORIUM
DTM
Indoor molds
Pet dogs
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Summary:Pet dogs have been considered to be involved in the contamination of indoor air by serving as a source of providing molds at houses. Currently, information on the molds originated from pet dogs is rarely available in Korea. The present study was carried out to obtain basic information on the fungi present on pet dogs. For this, fungal isolation was performed to the skin and hairs of 70 pet dogs at different houses and veterinary hospitals. A total of 44 fungal isolates were obtained from skin (27 isolates) and hairs (17 isolates) of the dogs investigated. Based on the observation of microstructures and colony morphology, and the ITS rDNA sequence analysis, the fungal isolates were identified at the level of genus. The identified isolates belong to the genera of Alternaria, Aspergillus, Beauveria, Chrysosporium, Cladosporium, Penicillium, Scopulariopsis, and Trichoderma. Among these genera, Aspergillus (25%), Cladosporium (23%) and Penicillium (20.5%) were 3 major genera.
ISSN:1229-8093
2092-9323
DOI:10.4489/MYCO.2007.35.2.100