ROUTINE VETERINARY MYCOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS FOR 13 YEARS - DETECTION OF DERMATOPHYTES DURING THE PERIOD 1965-1977

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 17  (4) , 345-353
Abstract
From 1965-1977, 4790 skin scrapings and hair samples of animals were examined mycologically. There were 887 strains of dermatophytes isolated from 885 of these samples (18.5%). Most frequently Trichophyton verrucosum was identified in samples from cattle, followed by Microsporum canis isolated from cats, dogs and zoo animals. T. mentagrophytes was mainly found in guinea pigs, chinchillas and dogs and T. equinum on horses. Although the total number of samples examined within the last 8 yr increased, the total of dermatophytes isolated remained proportionately the same. Relative numbers of the various species of dermatophytes isolated did not change during the investigation.

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