Determination of Optimal Temperature and pH for Radial Growth of Some Dermatophyte Species Isolated from Leukemia Patients

The study is concern on determine the effect of different temperatures (25, 28, 30 and 37°C), and different pH values (4.5, 5.5, 6 and 8) on the radial growth (mm) of 15 dermatophyte isolates (Microsporum canis 7, Trichophyton rubrum 5, Trichophyton mentagropyhtes 3). The specimens for the current study were collected from nail infections in patients with different type of leukemia whom admitted at Baghdad Educational Hospital, 7^th floor. The result revels that the optimum temperature for radial growth was 30°C then 28°C for all isolates, while the optimum pH for all isolates was 6.