A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE OCCURRENCE OF KERATINOPHILIC FUNGI IN SOILS OF JAMAICA
| Autor: | Kharl Wright, Soni Sharma, Harish C. Gugnani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Jamaica
Veterinary medicine lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Sepedonium sp lcsh:RC955-962 Microorganism Mineralogy Microsporum gypseum Mycology Soil fungi Chrysosporium spp Biology medicine.disease_cause Soil medicine Soil Microbiology Chrysosporium fungi Keratinophilic fungi Fungi General Medicine biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Soil water Dermatophyte Keratins Soil microbiology M. fulvum |
| Zdroj: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 56, Iss 3, Pp 231-234 (2014) Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 231-234, Published: JUN 2014 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 56 No. 3 (2014); 231-234 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 56 Núm. 3 (2014); 231-234 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 56 n. 3 (2014); 231-234 Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT) instacron:IMT |
| ISSN: | 0036-4665 1678-9946 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0036-46652014000300009 |
| Popis: | This report represents the first study of keratinophilic fungi present in soils of Jamaica. Out of the 40 soil samples examined from different habitats, 30 (75%) were positive for the presence of keratinophilic fungi, yielding 36 isolates of keratinophilic fungi. Microsporum gypseum complex (represented by 16 isolates of M. gypseum, and four of M. fulvum) was most frequent, being present in 50% of the samples. A very high occurrence of this dermatophyte in Jamaican soil is of public health significance. The remaining isolates of keratinophilic fungi were represented by Chrysosporium spp (mainly C. indicum and C. tropicum) and Sepedonium sp. Esta comunicação representa o primeiro estudo sobre fungos queratinofílicos presentes em solos da Jamaica. De 40 amostras de solo examinadas de diferentes localidades, 30 (75%) foram positivas para a presença de fungos queratinofílicos permitindo 36 isolamentos dos mesmos. O complexo Microsporum gypseum (representados por 16 isolamentos de M. gypseum e quatro de M. fulvum) foi o mais frequente, estando presente em 50% das amostras. A muito alta ocorrência deste dermatófito no solo da Jamaica é significante para a saúde pública. Os isolados remanescentes de fungos queratinofílicos foram representados pelo Chrysosporium spp (principalmente C. indicum e C. tropicum) e Sepedonium sp. |
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