Identification of Fungi Occurred on Silicon of Washbasin

Abstract

Black molds were occurred on silicon of washbasin in a bathroom in apartment. Blocks of silicon where the fungi grew, were placed on MEA, DG18, DRBC, PDA+PS media, and 18 strains of fungi were isolated. They were identified as Phoma herbarum, Peyronellaea calorpreferens, Cladosporim halotolerans based on morphological and molecular methods. Ph. herbarum and Pe. calorpreferens were isolated with high frequency, but C. halotolerans was isolated with low frequency. The fungal strains were deposited in Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), and they shall be used for further related researches.

Acknowledgements

세면대 실리콘으로부터 곰팡이의 분리와 동정을 도와준 동수원중학교 홍산아 학생에게 감사를 드립니다. 본 연구는 국립농업과학원 과제(no. PJ00866601)의 지원에 의하여 수행되었습니다.

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