Dermatophytes isolated from dogs suspected of dermatophytosis in Baghdad City | ||
| Diyala Journal For Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2013, Pages 61-66 | ||
| Author | ||
| Sudad Jasim Mohammed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Microsporum canis and Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. granulare are the two most common species of dermatophytes causing ringworm of dogs in Baghdad together accounting for( 83.33%) of the isolates. The other isolates are the geophilic dermatophytes Microsporum gypseum (11.9%) and Cladosporium spp.(4.7%).Two of the dog isolates were connected with human dermatophytosis, there are skin lesions among members of three owner families suffering from the same infections as their pets. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dermatophyes; dogs; dermatophytosis | ||
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