STUDY OF THE ETIOLOGIC AGENTS OF MYCETOMA AND SPOROTRICHOSIS IN THE NORTH OF IRAN (GILAN AND MAZANDARAN PROVINCES)

During 2 years, from March 1987 to April 1989, 600 samples of soil and plant were collected from different cities of northern provinces of Iran. Out of the six hundred samples 58 Actinomycetes, 9 Pseudallescheria boydii, 10 Sporothrix schenckii, and 4 Sporothrix schenckii-like fungi were isolated as the following: Streptomyces griseus from 31 samples (38.27%), Nocardia asteroides from 8 samples (9.87%), Actinomadura madura from 8 samples (9.87% ), Streptomyces lavendulae from 6 samples (7.4 % ), Nocardia autotropica from 3 samples (3.7%) Streptomyces rimosus from 1 sample(1.24%), Nocardia carnea from 1 sample (1.24%), Pseudallescheria boydii from 9 samples (11.11 %), Sporothrix schenckii from 10 samples (12.34%), Sporothrix schencii-like fungi induding ceratocystis sp.from 2 samples (2.48%), Doratomyces purpureofuscus from 1 sample (1.24%), and Scopulariopsis candida from 1 sample (1.24%).