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 body | Total number of isolates | Species of dermatophytes isolated | Number of species of dermatophytes isolated |
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| Head | 1 | M. fulvum | 1 |
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| Limbs | 5 | T. verrucosum | 3 |
| M. gypseum | 1 | ||
| T. mentagrophytes | 1 | ||
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| Rump | 1 | T. verrucosum | 1 |
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| Saddle area | 5 | M. equinum | 2 |
| M. canis | 1 | ||
| T. equinum | 1 | ||
| M. gypseum | 1 | ||
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| Flank and girth | 3 | M. equinum | 1 |
| T. soudanense | 1 | ||
| M. gallinae | 1 | ||
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| Generalized | 3 | M. canis | 1 |
| T. vanbreuseghemii | 2 | ||