Diversity of Aspergillus species from Nagpur University Campus

Abstract: Aspergilli are cosmopolitan group of mould first described by Pier Antonio. Members of the genus Aspergillus are highly opportunistic growing easily on carbon rich substrates with monosaccharide and polysaccharides throughout the year. The present study evaluates the diversity of Aspergillus present in the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Campus. A total of 14 different species of Aspergillus were isolated from the sampling area from the three different medium viz. Air, soil and leaf litter. Aspergillus niger was found to be the dominant one among others. The growth response of the isolated species of Aspergillus was tested over three different media viz. PDA, CzA and MEA.

Keywords: Aspergillus, Air, Soil, Leaf litter.