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SIXTY-SIX samples of soil collected from various parts of New South Wales were examined for the presence of keratinophilic fungi. Following the technique of Vanbreuseghem1, Petri dishes half-filled with moistened soil were baited with autoclaved human hair. At varying intervals, ranging from three to seven weeks, some hairs were found to be overgrown by fungi; these were examined microscopically and transferred to Sabouraud's agar containing ‘Actidione’ (cycloheximide), penicillin and streptomycin2.
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DURIE, E., FREY, D. Isolation of Microsporum gypseum and of Keratinomyces ajelloi from Australian Soil. Nature 176, 936 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176936a0
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