ISSN: 0973-7510
E-ISSN: 2581-690X
The psychrotrophic micro-fungi of soil of Jammu city, India, were studied. The fungal isolates were identified by morpho-taxonomically and screened for their ability to grow at low temperatures. Most of the predominant isolates were species of Mucor sp., Penicillium sp., Rhizopus sp., Aspergillus sp. and Fusarium sp. Isolated micro-fungi were characterized and screened in respective enzymatic agar medium for their degradation capability at 15°C. Penicillium sp., Fusarium sp., Alternaria sp. were found to be the maximum producer of cold active lipase, whereas Aspergillus sp. and Microsporum sp. showed maximum cellulase activity. The findings of this study indicate the possibility that the isolated strains produce novel extracellular enzymes that were active in cold temperature, which has immense application in many industries.
Psychrotrophic micro-fungi, Cold active enzymes, Jammu city
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