title: Salinity-loving fungi in Egyptian soils. I. Numbers, identities, and halophilism.
abstract: The total numbers and the frequencies of fungi in one normal and three saline soils were determined, using a nutrient medium containing sodium chloride concentrations up to 10% (w/v). The most salinity-tolerant fungi were found to belong to the two genera Aspergillus and Penicillium. Four selected Penicillium isolates showed a typical halophilic behaviour. Their growth was directly proportional to the concentration of sodium chloride in the nutrient medium up to 10% (w/v). Some of the isolates could tolerate up to 30% sodium chloride in the medium (w/v).
mesh_terms: D001230:Aspergillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004534:Egypt; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010407:Penicillium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride