Isolation of keratomycetes from the soil of wild animal cages and enclosures in the zoo of the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy.
The keratinophilic fungi present in the soil of wild animal cages and enclosures in the zoo of the "Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo", at Pescasseroli, Italy were studied. The goal of the investigation was to determine what species of such fungi existed in wild animal habitats in that area and what variation there may be in their frequency in connection with the seasons. The most prevalent fungus was Trichophyton ajelloi, followed in decreasing order by the Chrysosporium species (C. keratinophilum, C. tropicum, C. state of Ctenomyces serratus). The Microsporums were relatively rare. The perfect forms Arthroderma uncinatum, A. quadrifidum, Nannizzia cajetani and Ctenomyces serratus were isolated from plates containing their corresponding imperfect forms. The recurrence of the species present in the soil of each cage and enclosure in April and in July was remarkable.
Keratinophilic fungi on sheep hairs from the West Bank of Jordan
The mycoflora of the hair in 285 sheep from the West Bank of Jordan was analysed and the frequency of occurrence and the relative importance value for different fungal species found were calculated. Ninenty six species which belong to 36 genera were isolated. Forty one of these species were either well-known agents of animal and human mycoses (Trichophyton verrucosum, T. mentagrophytes, Microsporum nanum, M. canis, and others), or have been isolated from human and animal lesions (Arthroderma cuniculi, A. curreyi, Chrysosporium tropicum, Acremonium kiliense, Aphanoascus fulvuscens, Aspergillus versicolor, Paecilomyces lilacinus, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, and others). These pathogenic fungi comprised 75.4% of all fungi recovered from the hair of sheep. This animal seems to represent an adequate reservoir for several dermatophytes and several potentially pathogenic fungi.
Vergleichende Untersuchungen an geophilen Microsporum‐Stämmen edaphischer, animaler und humaner Herkunft (1. Teil)
Derzeit werden 13 deutlich voneinander abgrenzbare Microsporum-Arten unterschieden, die als Erreger von Pilzerkrankungen in Frage kommen (RIETH eol* *OP): Microsporum (M.) audouinii, M. canis, M. fulvum, M. ferrugineum, M. gypseum, M. duboisii, M. langeronii, M. distortum, M. nanum, M. cookei, M. vanbreuseghemii, M. rivalieri und M. racemosum. Nicht alle sind wie M. audouinii oder M. canis imstande, Epidemien hervorzurufen. Das naturliche Milieu der sogenannten geophilen Gruppe rnit ihren Hauptvertretern M. gypseum und M. cookei, denen nur gelegentlich der ,,Sprung in die Pathogenitat" gelingt, ist der rnit organischen Stoffen angereicherte Erdboden.