Scalp Products and Hair of Men and Women as Culture Media for Certain Pathogenic Fungi.

• DOI: 10.3181/00379727-32-7791c
• Publication Date: 2013-06-20T19:29:53Z
• Authors: J. W. Williams
• Keywords: Microsporum gypseum; Candida parapsilosis; Geotrichum; Trichosporon

A study was made of the growth pathogenic fungi on hair and scalp products before puberty, as collected after extraction with ether in a Soxhlet for 24 hours. similar men women is here reported. Care taken that this clean, untreated undyed. The numerous individuals different ages mixed. About 6 cc. placed test tubes, covered distilled water, tubes plugged cotton autoclaved. following 2 non-pathogenic saprophytes Lichthemia sp. Scopulariopsis brevicaulis were studied: Achorion schoenleinii, Acladium castellani, Candida candida, Endodermophyton tropicale, Endomyces capsulatus, dermatitidus, Epidermophyton cruris, inguinale, Glenospora gammeli, Geotrichum bachmann, Indiella americana, Microsporon audouini, felincum, gypseum, Monosporum apiospermum, Monilia albicans, Oöspora humi, Sporotrichum schenkii, Trichophyton crateriforme, granulosum, gypseum asteroides, lacticolor, interdigitale, japonicum, niveum, sulfureum, Willia anomaia. In reporting results W used to designate women's hair, M men's, EW extracted EM men's. All organisms studied showed our stock 4% peptone, 1% dextrose, 11/2% agar medium 3 days. Growth at room temperature diffuse light. Lichtheimia sp., felineum, granulosuni, anomala all media