Research Article

Equine Dermatophytosis: A Survey of Its Occurrence and Species Distribution among Horses in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Table 2

Species distribution of dermatophytes isolated from different anatomical sites of horses with cutaneous skin lesions in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Anatomical location on the bodyTotal number of isolatesSpecies of dermatophytes isolatedNumber of species of dermatophytes isolated

Head1M. fulvum1

Limbs5T. verrucosum3
M. gypseum1
T. mentagrophytes1

Rump1T. verrucosum1

Saddle area5M. equinum2
M. canis1
T. equinum1
M. gypseum1

Flank and girth3M. equinum1
T. soudanense1
M. gallinae1

Generalized3M. canis1
T. vanbreuseghemii2