Seeds of Haloxylon (H. pericae, H. aphyllum, and H. ammmodendron) were collected from Sabzevar and Gonabad regions. The seeds were kept in the refrigerator for isolation of the fungi after determining the germination rate and moisture content. The recommended methods by International Seed Testing Association (I.S.T.A.) for isolation of seedborne fungi were followed throughout this study. The fu...

Background and purpose: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic or relapsing inflammatory skin disease which affects 10–20% of children and 1-3% of adults. Recently microbial agents particularly fungi have received more attention as the aggravating factors of AD. Fungi could be found throughout the world. Some fungal genera are as the normal flora, and some of them are abundantly found in the envi...