Coprophilous Fungus Succession on Camel Dung PDF

Keywords

fungi, camel dung, coprophilous fungi

Abstract

Succession of coprophilous fungi has been studied on camel dung (Camelus dromedarius L.). Faecal pellets, which were incubated moist initially for a period of 75 days, were then dried at room temperature for 225 days and thereafter reincubated in moist chambers for 30 days. Twenty eight species belonging to twenty genera of coprophilous fungi were observed. Among the fungi examined, seven species showed profuse sporulation both in the pre- and post drying period, whereas three species were recorded only during the post-drying period. Mucor circinelloides appeared during both the pre- and post-drying period.