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Volume 27, No. (2), 2017 (April)
DIVERSITY OF SOIL BORN ESTARCH HYDROLYZING FUNGI OF LIVESTOCK FARMS
S. Sana, A. A. Anjum, M. Nawaz, 1Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad and M. Rabbani

S. Sana, A. A. Anjum, M. Nawaz, 1Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad and M. Rabbani
Department of Microbiology, 1Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Corresponding Author: aftab.anjum@uvas.edu.pk
DOI: N/A
Page Number(s): 407-414
Published Online First: April 01, 2017
Publication Date: April 01, 2017
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. 

Keywords: Livestock farms, fungi, starch hydrolysis, non-toxigenic and Aspergillus species

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