This study was carried out to determine the presence of keratinophilic fungi in the soil of wild animal cages in Dalseong park of Daegu, Seoul Grand Park of Seoul and Everland of Kyonggi province, Korea. Of the total 247 soil samples 179 (72.5%) yield keratinophilic fungi. The most prevalent fungus was Microsporum gypseum (37.2%), followed by Chrysosporium keratinopilum (10.5%), C. state of Arthroderma cuniculi (8.9%), C. indicum (8.1%), C. tropicum (7.7%), C. state of Arthroderma tuberculatum (6.5%), Trichophyton ajelloi (4.0%), T. terrestre (1.6%), M.cookei and C. state of Ctenomyces serratus (0.4%).
Our isolation of C. state of Arthroderma cuniculi, C. indicum and C. state of Ctenomyces serratus is the first recorded in Korea. Chrysosporium spp. were the most common genus in soils of birds cages whereas M. gypseum was the most common species in soils of Even-toed Ungulate and Carnivores cages among wild mammals cages.
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