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[Mycological examination on skin surface of cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)]
S Kawai1, K Takatori, K Shimozawa
1Hatano Research Institute, Food and Drug Safety Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
Abstract:
Mycological examination on skin surface of 39 female and 35 male cynomolgus monkeys was carried out. Fungi were detected from 73 out of 74 subjects. Cladosporium was mostly predominant and the moderate predominant fungi were as follows: Acremonium, Curvularia, Arthrinium, Trichoderma, Stachybotrys, Emericella, Epicoccum, Pestalotia and Aureobasidium. However, dermatophytes or keratinophilic fungi were not isolated in this study.