RT Journal T1 DIVERSITY OF SOIL BORN ESTARCH HYDROLYZING FUNGI OF LIVESTOCK FARMS A1 S. Sana A1 A. A. Anjum A1 M. Nawaz A1 1Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad A1 M. Rabbani JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JO JAPS SN 1018-7081 VO 27 IS 2 SP 407 OP 414 YR 2017 FD 2017/04/01 DO DOI N/A AB

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. 

K1 Livestock farms, fungi, starch hydrolysis, non-toxigenic and Aspergillus species PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2017-JAPS-52