• Neha Sharma
• Sanjay Vyas

Abstract- Recently, human exposure to potentially pathogenic fungi is threatening the health of people. These fungi plays vital task in decomposing keratinous debris of man and animals in nature. In order to study the occurrence of keratinophilic fungi present in soil of college Indore city, thirty soil samples were collected randomly from Parks soil of Indore (Madhya Pradesh). Screened for presence of keratinophilic fungi using hair baiting technique for isolation. The isolated keratinophilic fungi were classified in to 07 species belonging to 04 genera. These soil samples are rich in pathogenic keratinophilic fungi including dermatophytes. The keratinophilic fungi isolates were Microsporum nanum, Trychophyton rubrum, Trychophyton tonsurans, Trychophyton terrestre, Chrysosporium keratinophilum, Chrysosporium sp., and Epidermophyton flococcum.

Keratinophilic fungi, Soil samples, Hair baiting technique.

"Occurrence of keratinophilic fungi from Holkar Science College Park soil of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.108-110, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Y17.pdf

"Occurrence of keratinophilic fungi from Holkar Science College Park soil of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp108-110, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Y17.pdf