Research Paper | Microbiology | India | Volume 3 Issue 7, July 2014
Degradation of Timber Wood by Filamentous Fungi
Ashok K. Shukla
A wide range of microfungi has been isolated from the wood sample of Azadiriachta indica (Neem), Mangifera indica (Mango), Ficus benghalensis (Banyan), Dalbergia sissoo (sheesham) and Saraca ascoca (Ashoka) wood. Most of these fungi are filamentous fungi. The fungi dominated in the sample are Aspergillus nidulans, A. fumigatus, A.flavus, Absidia coryambefera., Dictyorythridium quadratum, Emericella nidulans, Fusarium culmorum, Mycelia sterila forms, Pestalotia sps., Theilavia terricola, Torula sps. etc, were isolated on Czapak Dox Agar, Malt Extract Agar & Potato Dextrose Agar plate. Research over the past decade has repeatedly demonstrated the abundance of filamentous fungi in the soil. Evidence for the biodegradative potential of the fungi, in early infestations of wood has been well established, including in situ observations as well as laboratory data on enzymatic activity in tensile strength of timber wood due to degradation of lignocellulosic material. In present investigation fifty eight fungi isolated from various wood samples were tested for extracellular production of -amylases, gelatinases, pectinase and carboxymethyl cellulases activity. Aspergillus nidulans, Fusarium culmorum and Pestalotia showed highest activity with 3.0 cm, 5.9 cm, 4.9 cm zone of clearance, respectively, in Czapak Dox Agar medium. While Aspergillus nidulans, Fusarium culmorum and Theilevia terricola do not produce gelitinase enzyme. On the other hand, good CMCase activity found with Theilevia terricola, Mycelia sterilia I and Pestalotia species. Overall these fungi associate with different sample appear within 21-30 days after cutting of wood and invade the wood causing reduction in strength of wood qualitatively and quantitavely
Keywords: Biodegradation, timber wood, filamentous fungi, extracellular enzymes
Edition: Volume 3 Issue 7, July 2014
Pages: 1091 - 1094
How to Cite this Article?
Ashok K. Shukla, "Degradation of Timber Wood by Filamentous Fungi", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), https://www.ijsr.net/search_index_results_paperid.php?id=20141184, Volume 3 Issue 7, July 2014, 1091 - 1094
90 PDF Views | 84 PDF Downloads
Similar Articles with Keyword 'Biodegradation'
Research Paper, Microbiology, India, Volume 9 Issue 12, December 2020
Pages: 288 - 290Quantitative Analysis of Caffeine by Percent Degradation Assay and Iodometric Titration
Bhailume Meenal V., Shinde Shubhangi R
Research Paper, Microbiology, India, Volume 9 Issue 10, October 2020
Pages: 585 - 589Biodegradation of Caffeine
Bhailume Meenal V., Shinde Shubhangi R.
Research Paper, Microbiology, India, Volume 3 Issue 7, July 2014
Pages: 1091 - 1094Degradation of Timber Wood by Filamentous Fungi
Ashok K. Shukla
Research Paper, Microbiology, India, Volume 4 Issue 4, April 2015
Pages: 1024 - 1029Biodegradation of Chromium Contaminated Soil by Some Bacterial Species
Narendra Kumar Ahirwar, Govind Gupta, Vinod Singh
Research Paper, Microbiology, India, Volume 3 Issue 8, August 2014
Pages: 110 - 113Extracellular Production of Thermostable Endoglucanase by Thermophilous Fungi
Ashok K. Shukla
Similar Articles with Keyword 'filamentous fungi'
Research Paper, Microbiology, India, Volume 3 Issue 7, July 2014
Pages: 1091 - 1094Degradation of Timber Wood by Filamentous Fungi
Ashok K. Shukla
Case Studies, Microbiology, India, Volume 4 Issue 6, June 2015
Pages: 669 - 671Mycotic Corneal Ulcer Due to Curvularia Pallescens Boedijn
Sagar K, Mangalkar S, Gohel T
Review Papers, Microbiology, Kenya, Volume 3 Issue 12, December 2014
Pages: 1954 - 1958Biocontrol of Aflatoxins in Corn using Atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus: Review
Chepsergon Jane, E. K. Kiprop, Dr. L. A. Mwamburi
Research Paper, Microbiology, India, Volume 3 Issue 11, November 2014
Pages: 1747 - 1750Pena-Shokier Syndrome: A Case Report
Ashok K. Shukla