Incidence of dermatophytes and other keratinophilic fungi in the glacier bank soils of the Kashmir valley, India

Mycologist

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 165-167

  Deshmukh, S K ^a  

^a Piramal Enterprises Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Glacier bank; India; Kashmir Valley; Keratinophilic fungi; Soil fungi

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTHRODERMA OBTUSUM; ARTHRODERMA UNCINATUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM KERATINOPHILUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM TROPICUM; CTENOMYCES SERRATUS; FUNGI; GEOMYCES PANNORUM; MALBRANCHEA; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; MICROSPORUM NANUM; MICROSPORUM VANBREUSEGHEMII; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON AJELLOI; TRICHOPHYTON TERRESTRE; UNCINOCARPUS REESII;

EID: 0036879988     PISSN: 0269915X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269915X0200407X     Document Type: Article

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