[Synthesis of exo-β-glucosaminidase BY FUNGUS Penicillium sp. IB-37-2].

A new strain Penicillium sp. IB-37-2, which actively hydrolyzes chitosan (SD ∼80–85%) but possesses low activity against colloidal chitin, was isolated. The fungus was observed to have a high level chitosanase biosynthesis (1.

[The dynamics of dermatomycetes in the Bashkir ASSR in 1979-1987].

Analysis of changes in dermatomycetes incidence in Bashkiria in 1979-1987 has shown the predominance of zoophilic fungi in the latest 9 years, while the share of anthroponotic fungi has made up but 8.6%. The major agent of dermatophytosis in the republic was Microsporum canis.