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DISTRIBUTION OF
CELLULOLYTIC-THERMOPHILIC FUNGI ON VARIOUS SUBSTRATES AND
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS IN PAKISTAN
MUHAMMAD MOHSIN JAVED1*,
IKRAM-UL-HAQ1, IRFANA MARIYAM2 AND FAROOQ LATIF3
Abstract:
Eighty seven different
strains belonging to seven different types of thermophilic-cellulolytic
fungi such as Aspergillus fumigatus, Chaetomium thermophile var.
dissitum, Humicola grisea var. thermoidea, Humicola insolens,
Sporotrichum thermophile, Talaromyces duponti and Torula
thermophila were isolated from different habitats of Sheikhupura,
Khanewal, Sadiqabad and Jacobabad. A. fumigatus showed 88-100%
frequency of occurrence in all habitats, but other cultures showed
different frequency of occurrence in different habitats ranging from
33-100%. Results indicated that soil as habitat and Sheikhupura as a
locality are the rich source of such fungi in Pakistan. Diversity
indices showed that complete diversity exists. However, 100% diversity
was not observed in any case. C. thermophile showed habitat
specificity to soil and garden compost while H. insolens to
textiles waste and herbivore, dung. Among 87 isolates H. insolens
TAS-13 showed better cellulolytic potential.
1Institute
of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
2Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
3National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE),
Faisalabad, Pakistan
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