Fig. 2

showing colonization of various keratinous baits by some keratinophilic fungal species. a Conidiophores of Aspergillus ustus arising from a hair shaft. b Sporogenous cells of Beauveria bassiana arising from the colonized sheep wool. c Degradation of feather by the growth of Chrysosporium merdarium. d Conidiophores and conidia of Epicoccum nigrum arising from the slightly damaged hair shaft. e Hair shaft colonized by cleistothecia of Aspergillus stellatus. f Mycelium and phialides of Fusarium sporotrichioides arising from the colonized hair shaft. g Thick growth of conidiophores of Clonostachys rosea arising from the slightly damaged hair shaft. h Typical conidiophores of Purpureocillium lilacinum arising from the colonized hair shaft