[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "PREVALENCE OF DERMATOPHYTES AND OTHER KERATINOPHILIC FUNGI FROM SOILS OF PUBLIC PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS OF RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Rizwana",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Hazzani",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Siddiqui",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2012]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "22",
  "issue": "4",
  "page": "948-953",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>In order to determine the incidence of dermatophytes and related keratinophilic fungi present in Riyadh soil, eighty soil samples were<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>collected .These samples were screened using hair baiting techniques for isolation. Out of a total 80 samples, 69 (86%) were positive for growth of keratinophilic fungi. Eleven genera and 19 species were isolated and identified, of which&nbsp;<em>Chrysosporium indicum&nbsp;</em>(33.75%) was the most predominant species isolated followed by&nbsp;<em>C.tropicum&nbsp;</em>(26.25%),&nbsp;<em>Aspergillus flavus&nbsp;</em>(17.50%),<em>&nbsp;Microsporum gypseum</em>&nbsp;(13.75%) and&nbsp;<em>Trichophyton terrestre&nbsp;</em>(11.25%). Garden soils, followed by playground soils were found to be the most suitable for fungal growth. Some of the other fungi isolated were&nbsp;<em>C.zonatum , Alternaria alternata</em>,&nbsp;<em>Aspergillus niger</em>,&nbsp;<em>Aspergillus terreus</em>,&nbsp;<em>Fusarium moniliforme,F.solani ,Aphanoascus fulvescens&nbsp;</em>etc. To our knowledge, this appears to be the first report concerning the isolation of keratinolytic fungi<em>&nbsp;M. canis&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>Trichophyton terrestre&nbsp;</em>from soils of Riyadh by hair baiting technique</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2012-JAPS-421"
}]