title: Keratinophilic fungi from the vicinity of meteorite crater soils of Lonar (India).
abstract: Thirty-two soil samples were collected from six sites in the vicinity of Lonar lake, a meteorite crater and screened for presence of keratinophilic fungi using hair baiting techniques for isolation. Seventeen isolates were recovered and identified. The cultures were identified by recognition of their macro- and micromorphological features. Their identification was also confirmed by the BLAST search of sequences of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA region against the NCBI/Gene bank data and compared with deposited sequences for identification purpose. Seven species of four genera were isolated viz. Aphanoascus durus (9.38%), Aphanoascus punsolae (3.125%), Auxarthron kuehnii (3.125%), Chrysosporium indicum (25.00%), Chrysosporium tropicum (3.125%), Chrysosporium sp. (3.125%), Chrysosporium state of Ctenomyces serratus (6.25%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products, Nicholas Piramal Research Centre, 1, Nirlon Complex, Off Western Express Highway, Near NSE Complex, Goregaon (East), Mumbai, 400 063, India. sdeshmukh@nicholaspiramal.co.in
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Verekar
mesh_terms: D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007194:India; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D019110:Meteoroids; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins