title: Examination of soils from residential garbage in Betul, India, for fungi by the keratin baiting technique.
abstract: A report on an examination of soils from residential garbage of Betul, India, for fungi by the keratin (materials) baiting technique is presented. A total of 69 fungi representing 39 species among 17 genera were isolated. In all the soil samples, only two genera, namely Aspergillus (190.9%), followed by Fusarium (118.18%), were most frequently isolated. Maximum colonisation of fungi was found on hair, followed by horn, feathers and nails. For the first time, the genus Fusoma is reported here as a keratinophilic fungus. The keratin baiting technique was found very effective in detecting a broad spectrum of fungi in biological wastes and compost.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, J.H. Govt, P.G. College, Betul, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nawange
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005735:Garbage; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology; D006798:Housing; D007194:India; D007633:Keratins; D009262:Nails / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology; D011897:Random Allocation; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins