Abstract
To determine the incidence of Keratinophilic fungi on hair of dogs and cats without visible skin lesions, a survey was conducted in 9 small animal hospitals in Kyoto for one year. Specimens were collected from the hair coat of 371 dogs and 71 cats by brushing with a sterilized tooth-brush. Each sample was cultured on soil plate with horse hair placed as a bait.
As a result, the specimens from 60 dogs (16.2%) and 9 cats (12.7%) yielded positive cultures of Chrysosporium keratinophilum (24 strains), C. tropicum (18), Anixiopsis fulvescens var. stercoraria (2), Microsporum gypseum (4), Trichophvton ajelloi (1), Alternaria sp.(29), Sepedonium sp.(1), Fusarium sp.(1), and Scopulariopsis sp.(1). A higher percentage of isolation was found in animals of outdoor breeds than in those of indoor breeds and during the months from April to October than during the other months. It is for the first time that A. fulvescens var. stercoraria was isolated from dogs and cats.
