Heat resistance of dermatophyte's conidiospores from athletes kits stored in Nigerian University Sport's Center

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-79

  Essien, J P ^a   Jonah, I ^a   Umoh, A A ^a   Eduok, S I ^a   Akpan, E J ^a   Umoiyoho, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conidiospores; Dermatophytes; Heat resistance

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE; HOT WATER; UREA;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; EQUIPMENT; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPORUM OUDOUINII; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; SHOE; SURVIVAL RATE; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON CONCENTRICUM; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON CONCENTRICUM; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 63449117988     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: 15882640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.56.2009.1.5     Document Type: Article

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