Identification of arthrospore-forming fungi isolated from animal dungs in japan. พาณี วรรณนิธิกุล
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Sixty-three strain of fungi isolated from animal dungs in japan were
identified as arthrospore=forming fungi, sixty-one strains were Geotrichum
candidum, one strain was Geotrichum sp. and one strain was unidentified
fungus.
There are many species of fungi belong to arthrospore-forming fungi group
but the well-known species and sometimes is used to be an example of
arthrospore formation is Geotrichum candidum, the supposed imperfect state
of Endomyces geotrichum, which is extremely common in nature and can be
ioslated from soil, polluted water, fruit, vegetables and milk products (1).
This fungus is the cause of geotrichosis, an oral, bronchial, pulmonary
or intestinal infection in human. It has been known for a long time as
Oospora lactis (2). Carmichael (3) has made a detail study of the morphology
and occurence of this fungus and provided a long synonymy. G. candidum
reproduces by holothallic conidia formed in random chains. These conidia
appear as cylindrical-shaped but sometimes oblongs or subglobose.
The present study deals with the identification of arthrospore-forming
fungi isolated by Dr. k. Kodama from animal dungs collected in various
districts of japan, on the basis of morphological characteristics,
biochemical and physiological characteristics.
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