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Background and purpose: Keratinophilic fungi are ecologically, medically and industrially important and farming soil is suitable for their growth due to their keratin and fertilizers. Therefore, this study was intended to determine the different types of keratinophilic fungi in dry-farming soil samples.
Methods and Materials: Using stratified sampling, this descriptive comparative study included 100 soil samples from dry-farming areas in South and Razavi Khorasan Provinces in Iran. Samples were cultured through Van beuseghemi method and various fungi within the cultures were identified and counted. Relevant data were analyzed using two-scale and multi-scale tables as well as statistical tests.
Results: 289 colonies were isolated which included 20 species in 16 genuses. Fusarium SP With 53 colonies (18.33%), Annixopsis stercoraria with 47 colonies (16.26%) and Aspergillus SP varieties with 44 colonies (15.22%) were found to be the most common species. Also, McNemar's test revealed A. stercoraria, F. oxyspayum and penicillium SP to be dominant in the area (P
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