May 2012

Halophilic fungi in a polyhaline estuarine habitat

Halophilic mycobiota was isolated from Mandovi estuary and it was dominated by Aspergillusand Penicillium species. Cladosporium and Eurotium were found in lesser numbers while obligate halophiles were found only amongst the aspergilla and they were all identified asAspergillus penicillioides. Some aspergilli and all the isolates...

Author(s): Valerie Gonsalves, Shweta Nayak and Sarita Nazareth