Open AccessSome correlations between the occurrence frequency of keratinophilic fungi and selected soil properties
Author(s) -
Teresa Korniłłowicz-Kowalska,
Justyna Bohacz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta mycologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-074X
pISSN - 0001-625X
DOI - 10.5586/am.2002.009
Subject(s) - soil fungi , soil test , biology , environmental science , ecology , veterinary medicine , geography , botany , soil water , medicine
The results of studies on the correlation between the occurrence frequency of keratinophilic fungi, including geophilic dermatophytes and chrysosporium, and soil properties are presented and discussed in the article. The fraction with 0 < 0.02 mm content and the soil pH were the most significant ecological factors that determined the frequency of occurrence and the distribution of these fungi in the soi