Abstract
FORTY SEVEN samples of animal manures and thirty eight samples of floor dust were randomly collected from the vicinity of Ayatt City during September - November 2013. Keratinophilic and thermophilic fungi were isolated. A total of 26 sp belonging to 15 genera and 23 sp belonging to 17 genera of keratinophilic and thermophilic fungi were identified, respectively. Out of 76 encounters of animal manures Thamnostylum piriforme was the most frequent (10.52 %) followed by Aspergillus brasiliensis = Chrysosporium keratinophilum (7.89%) each. 78 encounters were isolated from floor dust. The most frequent was Arachniotus dankaliensis (10.25%) followed by Candida albicans (7.69%). 76 isolates of thermophilic fungi were isolated from animal manure. Aspergillus fumigatus is the most frequent (9.21%) followed by Aspergillus flavus var. columnaris (7.89%). 75 isolates were identified from floor dust. Again, Aspergillus fumigatus is the most frequent (9.33%). Aspergillus brasiliensis = A. carneus = A. flavus var. columnaris = Rasamsonia byssochlamydoides = Chrysosporium zonatum (6.66%) each comes second. The clinical importance of certain fungi was discussed.