In the present investigation, iron nanoparticles were synthesized by using mushroom extract. The production of from P. florida was initially confirmed color changes brown to dark within 30 min at 60° and further characterized Ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy scanning electron microscope with Edax. biosynthesized subjected antimicrobial activities showed higher zone inhibition against Candida gl...

Bacterial-fungal interactions are important in the functioning of natural ecosystems. We examined possible synergistic or antagonistic effects during degradation polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by a fungal–bacterial co-culture. Bacteria and fungi were grown liquid nutrient medium supplemented with PAH substrates. The PAHs identification metabolites checked HPLC. Enzyme activities spectr...

Objective: To improve the strain of Pleurotus mushroom by protoplast fusion technique Methods: The white rot fungus Pleurotus species was isolated from fresh fruiting body of Oyster mushroom by spore print technique and was cultured on Potato dextrose agar. The selected strain was identified based on the morphological and cultural characters on Potato dextrose agar. The protoplasts were isolate...

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Interaction among and between mushroom / white rot and brown rot fungi or soft rot fungi, studied by the dual culture plate assays showed that the outcome of a specific interaction was strongly dependent on the two organisms concerned. Phanerochate chrysosporium as one of the partner in dual cultures, invariably scored grade 2 for colony interaction as it overgrew and covered the colony of othe...

Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen analyses of banana leaf and pseudostem biomass revealed their potentiality as substrates for microorganisms. Infra-red (IR) spectra of both biomass show presence of cellulose, xylan and lignin. IR spectra of leaf and pseudostem biomass degraded in solid state fermentation (SSF) by two Pleurotus species (P. sajor-caju and P. ostreatus) for 40 days showed the utiliza...