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- Title
DIVERSITY OF SOIL BORN ESTARCH HYDROLYZING FUNGI OF LIVESTOCK FARMS.
- Authors
Sana, S.; Anjum, A. A.; Nawaz, M.; Ahmad, Mansur-ud-Din; Rabbani, M.
- Abstract
Soil of livestock farms is rich with mycoflora having diverse biological activities. Fungi isolated from soil (n=145) of livestock farms (n=29) at Lahore district were characterized into pathogenic, toxigenic and phaeoid starch hydrolyzers. Pure fungal isolates (1101) recovered from soil cultured on starch agar and only 112 (10.17%) were positive to starch hydrolysis. Out of 112 starch hydrolyzing fungi, 32 (28.57%) were declared pathogenic. Non-pathogenic starch hydrolyzing fungi further screened for mycotoxin production potential and 27.5 percent were found toxigenic. Starch hydrolyzing non-toxigenic fungi (n=58) were morphologically identified as Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Zygomycete, Actinomycete and Phaeoid. Highest number of industrially important fungi was of Aspergillus (27.58%). Aspergillus isolates (n=16) identified at specie level were A. niger (03), A. flavus (07), A. versicolor (01), A. terrus (04) and A. nidulans (01). These isolates were declared as safe and could be used for mass production of amylases to meet commercial demands.
- Subjects
LIVESTOCK farms; SOIL microbiology; STARCH; MYCOTOXINS; ASPERGILLUS
- Publication
JAPS: Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 2017, Vol 27, Issue 2, p407
- ISSN
1018-7081
- Publication type
Article