Degradation of Keratinous Substrate by Fungi from Soils of Ujjaini Madhya Pradesh

Sudhir Kumar Jain¹ , Neelam Maida² , Geetanjali Rathore³ , Akhikesh Kumar Pandey⁴

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.8 , Issue.5 , pp.87-89, May-2022

Online published on May 31, 2022

Copyright © Sudhir Kumar Jain, Neelam Maida, Geetanjali Rathore, Akhikesh Kumar Pandey . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Keratinophilic fungi are ecologically important and involved in the breakdown of keratinaceous substrates. Keratinophilic fungi were investigated in 32 samples of soils taken from Mahakal temple in Ujjain by hair-baiting technique. Fungal growth appearing on the keratin baits were examined and cultured on mycological media and identified on the basis of cultural and morphological characteristics with the help of standard manuals. Twenty seven (84.3%) samples were positive. Chrysosporium pannicola, Microsporum gypsum, Chrysosporum indicum, Chrysosporium sp., etc. are some among the isolates. This study is the first of its kind in Malwa region (M.P.). A high incidence of keratinophilic fungi in soils of Ujjain is a noteworthy finding of public health and environmental significance.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Keratinophilic fungi, Keratin, Hair bait technique

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