MYCOPATH, Vol 17, No 2 (2019)

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Air-borne mycoflora from Lahore to Sahiwal

*Nadeem Shad1 , Maqbool Ahmed2 , Iqra Haider Khan1 and Arshad Javaid1

Abstract


This study was carried out to identify the air-borne fungal flora on the way from Lahore to Sahiwal. Test tubes containing malt extract agar (MEA) medium in slanted position were exposed from the window of bus at Thokar Niaz Beig Lahore, Manga Mandi, Patoki, Gallen Nursery, Okara, Okara Bypass and Yousafwala while traveling on N-5. Fungal species appeared on agar slants were sub-cultured on MEA containing Petri plates and after sufficient growth, identified on the basis of morphological characters with reference to literature. Five fungal species namely Penicillium expansum, Penicillium sp., Aspergillus flavus, Alternaria citri and Alternaria tenuissima were identified.

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