Mycobiota associated with camel hair at Taiz City, Yemen

الملخص EN

The mycobiota of 50 camel hair samples collected from different localities in Taiz city were estimated using the soil plating technique and Sabouraud's dextrose agar at 28°C.

Forty-three species belonging to 15 genera were collected.

The most prevalent genera were : Chysosporium, Aspergillus and Scopulariopsis.

Some dermatophytic species were also recovered and these were represented by Microsporum canis, M.

gypseum Trichophyton rubrum and T.

verrucosum.

Camel hair seem to represent an adequate reservoir for several pathogenic fungi.