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Research Paper | Microbiology | Libya | Volume 11 Issue 10, October 2022 | Rating: 4.3 / 10
Isolation of Hortaea werneckii for the First Time, and Fungi Related to Producing Aflatoxins from Livestock Feeds in Ghemins, Libya
Latifa Abdel-Hafid Jwieli, Hamzah Khalleefah Naji Abd Allah, Khalid Ali Al-Mabrouk Masoud, Hameda Ali Mohamed Naser El-Moghrabi, Nadia Ali Elramli
Abstract: This research paper includes two studies simultaneously. First, the detection of the fungi associated with livestock feed samples in Ghemins stores and mills, as well as to verify the presence of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus. There are seven genera found, Penicillium, Aspergillus, Scedosporium, Mucor, Fusarium, Alternaria and Rhizopus. On the other hand, the researchers aim to provide some important scientific information about Hortaea werneckii, which was isolated for the first time from the hay in Libya.
Keywords: Hortaea werneckii, Tinea Nigra, halotolerant, Melanin pigment, Aspergillus flavus, Aflatoxins
Edition: Volume 11 Issue 10, October 2022,
Pages: 1237 - 1242