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Did earthworms contribute to the parasitic evolution of dermatophytes?
Author(s) -
Shankar S. G.,
Ranganathan S.,
Ranjith M. S.,
Vijayalakshmi G. S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00772.x
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology
Summary. The survival of dermatophyte species in the gut of four species of earthworms was studied by feeding the fungi to the earthworms. Recovery of the dermatophyte species in culture from the guts was only possible for Microsporum gypseum and Chrysosporium keratinophilum . In the light of these findings, we presume that earthworms could have influenced the parasitic evolution of certain dermatophytes.