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Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: This project was undertaken to determine the identities and diversity of the saprophytic fungi associated with fungal infections and allergy in the soil of Qazvin, Iran. in soil as saprophytic form. The variation and prevalence of these microorganisms in soil depend on the environ-mental and nutritional conditions of areas (1). The sap-rophytic soil-borne fungi are one of the most important components of soil mycoflora, which are sophisticated for plant and animal materials decay. Therefore, the decayed 1. Background Soil is a major reservoir for retention of fungi and wind can transmit these agents in companion with dust and dirt into lung or skin and produce diseases. The majority of pathogenic fungi for human and animals inhabit freely Backgrounds: Soil is the first habitat for pathogenic fungi and one of the important fun