MOGHADDAMI M, SHIDFAR M, OMIDI K, MAHMOODI T. STUDY OF THE ETIOLOGIC AGENTS OF MYCETOMA AND SPOROTRICHOSIS IN THE NORTH OF IRAN (GILAN AND MAZANDARAN PROVINCES). Med J Islam Repub Iran 1991; 5 (3) :139-143
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Form the Department of Medical Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract: (3782 Views)
During 2 years, from March 1987 to April 1989, 600 samples of soil and
plant were collected from different cities of northern provinces of Iran. Out
of the six hundred samples 58 Actinomycetes, 9 Pseudallescheria boydii, 10
Sporothrix schenckii, and 4 Sporothrix schenckii-like fungi were isolated as
the following: Streptomyces griseus from 31 samples (38.27%), Nocardia
asteroides from 8 samples (9.87%), Actinomadura madura from 8 samples
(9.87% ), Streptomyces lavendulae from 6 samples (7.4 % ), Nocardia autotropica
from 3 samples (3.7%) Streptomyces rimosus from 1 sample(1.24%),
Nocardia carnea from 1 sample (1.24%), Pseudallescheria boydii from 9
samples (11.11 %), Sporothrix schenckii from 10 samples (12.34%), Sporothrix
schencii-like fungi induding ceratocystis sp.from 2 samples (2.48%),
Doratomyces purpureofuscus from 1 sample (1.24%), and Scopulariopsis
candida from 1 sample (1.24%).