Sparse diversity of potential pathogenic soil micro-fungi in the Ukraine.

Soil from steppe and garden reserves, and urban park and wharf regions in the Ukraine, U.S.S.R., were studied for keratinophilic as well as for other predominant micro-fungal species. Most of the fungi were nonpathogens, and potential skin infecting fungi were limited to Microsporum gypseum and Trichophyton ajelloi. Species diversity identified population variation between collection sites.