PJB-1987-14
The occurrence and distribution of fungi in a waste stabilization pond system
Yasmeen
akhtar and A. ghaffar
Abstract
The occurrence , distribution and relative
abundance of fungi in a small waste stabilization pond system at the Karachi university , campus, Karachi, Pakistan, was determined using dilution plate
technique. Forty-six species of filamentous fungi were isolated from various sampling points located throughout the system. Among isolates , aspergillus flavus and A. niger were the most prominent with isolation frequencies of 80% and 74% respectively . other commonly occurring fungi were A. terreus (42%), cladosporium cladosporioides (41%) , fusarium solani (49%), penicillium lensent (36%) and P. canescens (29%0. These predominant
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