ASSOCIATION OF KERATINOPHILIC NON-DERMATOPHYTIC FUNGI WITH SKIN DISEASES OF RUMINANTS

Keratinophilic non-dermatophytic fungi have increasingly been reported from various pathological conditions of man and animals. In the prese nt study, a large number of keratinophilic non dermatophytes was recov ered culturally from ruminants (cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat) havin g skin disorders. The isolated fungi included Alternaria sp. (37.25%), Aspergillus sp. (2.94%), Beauveria bassiana (4.90%), Chrysosporium ke ratinophilum (0.98%), Chrysosporium indicum (0.98%), Curvularia sp. (2 .94%), Paecilomyces lilacinous (1.96%), Penicillium sp. (2.94%) and Ps eudarachiniotus flavoluteus (1.96%).