Investigation of Dermatophytosis from the Skin Scrapings Collected from a Cow: A Case Study
Subha Ganguly1*, Parveez Ahmad Para2 and Praveen Kumar Praveen3
1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Arawali Veterinary College (affiliated with Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner), N.H. – 52 Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar – 332001, Rajasthan, India
2Department of Livestock Products Technology, Arawali Veterinary College (affiliated with Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner), N.H. – 52 Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar – 332001, Rajasthan, India
3Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Arawali Veterinary College (affiliated with Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner), N.H. – 52 Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar – 332001, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:
Dermatophytosis is a superficial infection of the keratinized layers of the skin and its appendages (hair, feathers, horns) of farm, domesticated and wild animals and birds. The lesions are frequently ring shaped, hence the disease is called ring worm. The present article reports on the laboratory examination of skin scraping sample collected from a cow clinically infected with dermatophyte infection.
Keywords: Dermatophytes, Fungus, Skin scraping.
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How to cite this article:
Subha Ganguly, Parveez Ahmad Para and Praveen Kumar Praveen. 2017. Investigation of Dermatophytosis from the Skin Scrapings Collected from a Cow: A Case Study.
Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(3): 640-643. doi:
https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.603.074
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