Mycobiology

The Korean Society of Mycology (한국균학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Molds Isolated from Pet Dogs

  • Published : 2007.06.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Pet dogs have been considered to be involved in the contamination of indoor air by serving as a source of providing molds at houses. Currently, information on the molds originated from pet dogs is rarely available in Korea. The present study was carried out to obtain basic information on the fungi present on pet dogs. For this, fungal isolation was performed to the skin and hairs of 70 pet dogs at different houses and veterinary hospitals. A total of 44 fungal isolates were obtained from skin (27 isolates) and hairs (17 isolates) of the dogs investigated. Based on the observation of microstructures and colony morphology, and the ITS rDNA sequence analysis, the fungal isolates were identified at the level of genus. The identified isolates belong to the genera of Alternaria, Aspergillus, Beauveria, Chrysosporium, Cladosporium, Penicillium, Scopulariopsis, and Trichoderma. Among these genera, Aspergillus (25%), Cladosporium (23%) and Penicillium (20.5%) were 3 major genera. 63% of the 44 isolates showed color changes on dermatophyte test medium (DTM). When we tested the growth ability of 44 isolates at $37^{\circ}C$, 45% of the isolates were able to grow. These results show that pet dogs could carry fungi having a potentiality of affecting on human health.

Keywords

References

  1. Barnett, H. L. and Hunter, B. B. 1998. Illustrated genera of imperfect fungi. 4th Edition. APS, Minnesota, USA
  2. Blank, H. and Rebell, G. 1965. Griseofulvin containing medium for simplified diagnosis of dermatophytosis. Arch. Derm. 92: 319-322 https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.92.3.319
  3. Dugan, F. M. 2006. The identification of fungi. APS, Minnesota, USA
  4. De Hoog, G. S., Gene, J. and Figueras, M. J. 2000. Atlas of clinical fungi. Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  5. Kim, H. J., Chin, H. S., Cho, C. G. and Lee, S. N. 1976. Study for the clinical use of dermatophyte test medium (DTM). Korean J. Dermatol. 14: 201-207
  6. Kim, S. H., Uzunovic, A. and Breuil, C. 1999. Rapid detection of Ophiostoma piceae and O. quercus in stained wood by PCR. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 9: 365-444
  7. Kwon-Chung, K. J. and Bennett, J. E. 1992. Medical mycology. Lea and Febiger, Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA
  8. Korean Society for Atmosphere Environment. 2004. Indoor air quality
  9. Lee, H. J. 1998. Fungi in indoor environment. Korean J. Med. Mycol. 3: 73-80
  10. Miller, W. H., Scott, D. W. and Griffin, C. E. 1995. Small animal dermatology. 5th Edition. Pp 316-372. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, USA
  11. Nevoralova, Z. 2006. Dermatophytoses transmitted from animals. Cas Lek Cesk. 145: 59-63
  12. Taplin, D., Zaias, N. and Rebell, G. 1969. Isolation and recognition of dermatophytes on a new medium (DTM). Arch. Derm. 99: 203-209 https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.99.2.203
  13. White, T. J., Bruns, T., Lee, S. and Taylor, J. 1990. Amplification and direct sequencing of fungal ribosomal RNA genes for phylogenetics. In: PCR protocol: a guide to methods and applications, ed. by M. A. Innis, D. H. Gelfand and J. J. Sninsky, Pp 315-322. Academic Press, London, UK

Cited by

  1. ) from Catalonia, Spain vol.2012, pp.2090-7486, 2012, https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/659754
  2. ; Acari: Ixodidae) pp.1945-3892, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2018.1554700