Degradation of Ethanol by Two Species of Dermatophytes: Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton floccosum

Ethanol is an important industrial product. It can be degraded by microorganisms to use as sole source of carbon. Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton floccosum are most known species of dermatophytes. Their ability to degrade ethanol was detected. Low concentrations of ethanol enhanced two tested species of dermatophytes to grow on culture medium faster in absence of carbon source. Activity of higher percentages of ethanol was also mention. In this study, dermatophytes showed capacity to degrade ethanol and used it as sole carbon source.