Colonial and Morphological Characteristics of various fungi Species Isolated from soil in Bangalore city

Abstract

Fungi play an important role in environment and human welfare. For instance, some fungi are edible, some produce antibiotics and they are used in a wide range of industries. Fifteen cultures were examined for characters of morphology. The variables used in this study were macromorphological characters: colony diameter, obverse and reverse colony colour, and the presence or absence of exudates. Moreover, microscopic characteristics of the fungal isolates were examined using an optical microscope. The colony appearance of each fungal isolate was characterized on different agar media: CYA, YES, and MEA. Based on colony macromorphology, as well as the structure of conidiophores, it was revealed that fungal isolates obtained from YES and CYA belong to Penicillium sp and Penicillium crustosum have longest conidia.