Isolation and Identification of Microsporum Canis from cats in Baghdad governorate

Microsporum canis is a keratinized skin fungus that causes diseases in animals, especially cats. It is able to infect human causes Tinea corporis and Tinea capitis . The aim of this study is to isolate and identify the dermatophyte fungi Microsporum canis from cats in Baghdad / Iraq .This research focused on the epidemiology of M. canis found in cats.A total of two hundred and eighty three hair and skin scraping samples were collected from infected cats .preliminarily examined with 10% KOH preparation, and cultured for fungal identification . For the culture; Saboruad dextrose agar was used . The results of this study showed that four samples were positive for M.canis . The pathogen was found both at the site of the lesion and at other sites in the body. The pathogen can be found in the hair of cats with and without skin lesions.