SURVEY FOR PATHOGENIC MICRO-ORGANISMS AT ZAGAZIG AREA

Thiswork aims at the study of the occurrence, isolation and identification of keratinophilic and yeast fungi, and bacteria pathogenic to man, form soils of different localities in zagazig.The survey of keratinophilic fungi from soil samples collected from farmer’s houses,fields,animal houses,bird yards, streets,markets and schools resulted in the isolation of 20 different species belonging to 6 genera of which 4 species of Microsporum,5 sp