Study of the etiologic agents of mycetoma and sporotrichosis in the north of Iran [Gilan and Mazandaran provinces]

ABSTRACT

During 2 years, from March 1987 to April 1989, 600 samples of soil and plant were collected from different cities of northern provinces of Iran. Out of the six hundred samples 58 Actinomycetes, 9 Pseudallescheria boydii, 10 Sporothrix schenckii, and 4 Sporothrix schenckii-like fungi were isolated as the following Streptomyces griseus from 31 samples [38.27%], Nocardia asteroides from 8 samples [9.87%], Actinomadura madura from 8 samples [9.87%], Streptomyces lavendulae from 6 samples [7.4/s], Nocardia autotropica from 3 samples [3.7%] Streptomyces rimosus from 1 sample[1.24%], Nocardia carnea from 1 sample [1.24%], Pseudallescheria boydii from 9 samples [11.11%],Sporothrix schenckii from 10 samples [12.34%], Spor othrix schencii-like fungi including ceratocystis sp.from 2 samples [2.48%], Doratomyces purpureofuscus from 1 sample [1.24%], and Scopulariopsis candida from 1 sample [1.24%]