Isolation of keratinophilic fungi from elementary schools and public parks in Isfahan, Iran

Shadzi, Shahla; Chadeganipour, Mostafa; Alimoradi, Mohammad

doi:10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00798.x

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“…On Lactritmel Agar and Trichophyton Agar -1, good growth was observed which indicates the confirmation of M. cookei. Our findings were similar to Shadzi et al (2002) who also isolated 214 keratinophilic fungi from the soil of schools and parks in Iran of which T. verrucosum and M cookei were the most frequently reported. M. canis was identified on the basis of its primary isolation from dog and cat habitat.…”

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Studies on the mycoflora associated with sewage water in Bagru and Jharna area (Rajasthan)

Sharma¹,

Swati²,

Gajan³

et al. 2012

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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The wastewater in Bagru and Jharna area (Rajasthan) is rich in pathogenic and non-pathogenic keratinophilic fungi including dermatophytes. Most of the fungal isolates from the waste water have already been reported as dermatophytes causing infections of skin, scalps or hair. This study deals with the isolation and characterization of keratinophilic fungi from different water samples of Bagru and Jharna area (Rajasthan). Eighteen different fungi were isolated out of twenty water samples using a spread plate method. These fungal isolates were Epidermatophyton floccosum, Microsporum ferrugineum, Microsporum gypseum, Microsporum cookei, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton concentricum, Trichophyton verrucosum, Trichophyton violaceum, other fungi were Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus, Rhizopus oryzae, Penicillium sp., Fusarium oxysporum and Chrysosporium tropicum. Our result concluded that these isolated fungi are pathogenic for animals and human beings. Keratinophilic fungi play an important role in degradation of keratin and they are known to cause superficial cutaneous infections.

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Studies on the mycoflora associated with sewage water in Bagru and Jharna area (Rajasthan)

Sharma¹,

Swati²,

Gajan³

et al. 2012

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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“…Keratinophilic fungi have received increased attention in recent years; in particular their distribution in soil has been investigated at many sites around the world (Anbu et al 2004, Zarrin & Haghgoo 2011, Shadzi et al 2002. Hair, wool and/or nails are usually used as bait for the keratinophilic fungi or in keratinolysis assays (Marchisio 2000).…”

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Two new keratinophilic fungal species

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Two new keratinophilic fungal species, Chrysosporium jingzhouense and C. clavisporum, were isolated from farmland soil of Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, and from plant root soil of Guigang City, Guangxi Province, China, respectively, using child hair as bait. Molecular and morphological characters were used to identify taxonomic status. The phylogeny shows C. jingzhouense is clustered with C. articulatum and C. keratinophilum; while C. clavisporum appears to be related to C. qinghaiense, C. indicum and C. linfenense. These previously described Chrysosporium species can be easily distinguished from our proposed new species based on morphology alone. The holotypes, ex-types and ex-isotypes have been deposited in the Institute of Fungus Resources (GZAC).

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“…The prevalence of keratinophilic fungi and aerobic Actinomycetes in soils of Gorgan, Northern of Iran has not been studied previously. Several investigations have been done in various part of Iran during the recent years and showed that a rich variety of keratinophilic fungal flora exists in the soils of studied area (13,14,22,23).…”

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Isolation of Keratinophilic Fungi and Aerobic Actinomycetes From Park Soils in Gorgan, North of Iran

Malek

Moosazadeh

Hanafi

et al. 2013

Jundishapur J Microbiol

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Background: Keratinophilic fungi are a group of fungi that colonize in various keratinous substrates and degrade them to the components with low molecular weight. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of keratinophilic fungi and aerobic Actinomycetes in soil of city parks in Gorgan. Objectives: In this study, we surveyed the city park soils of Gorgan (a northern province of Iran) to determine the identities and diversity of soil aerobic Actinomycetes, keratinophilic and non-keratinophilic fungi. Materials and Methods: A total of 244 soil samples were collected from 22 different parks of Gorgan, North of Iran. The samples were collected from the superficial layer with depth not exceeding than 0-10 cm in sterile polyethylene bags. We used hair bait technique for isolation keratinophilic fungi. The colonies identified by macroscopic and microscopic characterization after slide culturing. Actinomycetes were isolated by antibiotic dilution methods and detected by using physiological tests such as Lysozyme, Casein, Xanthine, Hypoxanthine, Gelatin, Urea Broth, and modified acid-fast stain. Results: Totally, 75 isolates of aerobic Actinomycetes were detected that Actinomadura madurae and Nocardia asteroides were the most prevalent strains, with 14.66 and 28% prevalence respectively. Microsporum gypseum was more frequent than other keratinophilic fungi (22.96%) and Aspergillus spp. was the most species of saprophyte fungi (15.92%). Conclusions: This study showed that the collected soil from studied areas was rich of keratinophilic fungi and Actinomycetes, therefore hygiene protocol should be taken to prevent the spread of pathogenic and saprophytes fungi in the environment of susceptible person.

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Isolation of keratinophilic fungi from elementary schools and public parks in Isfahan, Iran

Cited by 24 publications

References 25 publications

Studies on the mycoflora associated with sewage water in Bagru and Jharna area (Rajasthan)

Studies on the mycoflora associated with sewage water in Bagru and Jharna area (Rajasthan)

Two new keratinophilic fungal species

Isolation of Keratinophilic Fungi and Aerobic Actinomycetes From Park Soils in Gorgan, North of Iran

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