Studies on Microsporum canis isolated from human and animals

Microsporum canis is zoophilic dermatophytes usually cause ringworm in dogs and cats. It has been frequently isolated from human cases of tinea capitis and tinea corporis. The present work dealt with the methods of phenotypic and genotypic identification from dogs and cats suffering from ringworm, 18 isolates (85.71%) of M. canis were obtained. Forty seven isolates suspected as M. canis by characters on SDA and DTM were subjected for identification through phenotypic identification methods (macro-and micr