Alagamba, E. A. and Noah, Abimbola A. (2020) UTILIZATION OF INDIGENOUS FRUIT PEELS IN FORMULATION OF AFFORDABLE FUNGAL CULTURE MEDIA. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, 10th – 11th Nov., 2020, 10th – 11th Nov., 2020, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.
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Fruits peel is the outer covering of most succulent fruits can be utilized in compounding different microbiological media for routine culture of fungi in the laboratory. This study was aimed to formulate growth media for some economically important fungi by using fruits peel materials such as pineapple, orange and mango. Fungal isolates such as Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus stolonifer, Penicillium chrysogenum and Candida sp. were inoculated separately into the medium prepared in conical flasks by mixing fruits peel powder (4 g in 100 ml distilled water) and incubated at room temperature (25°C±1) for 5 days. This study showed that some economically important fungi can be successfully grown in some fruits peel media. Aspergillus niger growth was recorded on medium containing pineapple and orange peels but did not grow on mango peel medium. Rhizopus stolonifer growth was observed on medium produced from pineapple and orange peels but didn’t grow on mango peels medium. Candida albicans was recorded on medium containing pineapple, orange except mango and Penicillium chrysogenum was recorded on medium containing pineapple, orange except mango.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QR Microbiology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Bolanle Yisau I. |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2021 03:47 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2021 03:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1700 |
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