Isolation and Screening of Fungi ( Mucor Specie) from Decayed Bread
Student: Rasheedat Olamide Rasheed (Project, 2025)
Department of Microbiology
Lens Polytechnic, offa, Kwara State.
Abstract
Fungi associated with the spoilage of bread in Offa was investigated. The bread samples used for this study was collected from a vendor in Offa and exposed for 7days at different locations in the School environment and observed daily for spoilage. The glass wares used for this study were sterilized properly in hot air oven at 1600C for two hours, other materials were sterilized
by autoclaving at 1210C for 15minutes. The culture media used for this experiment is the
Potatoes Dextrose Agar (PDA) which is known to support the growth of only fungal organisms.
The organisms found to be associated with the spoilage of bread were strictly fungal organisms which include; Rhizopus spp, Penicillium spp, and Fusarium spp. These Isolates were Identified baby their cultural and Microscopic characteristics. After analyzing the samples, penicillium spp was found to be the most occurring fungi in bread
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- HASSAN USMAN KATSINA POLYTECHNIC (NCE), KATSINA, KATSINA STATE 4
- Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina, Katsina State 5
- Heritage Polytechnic, Ikot Udota, Akwa Ibom State 46
- Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic, Kazaure, Jigawa State 8
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State 24
- Igbinedion University, Okada, Benin City, Edo State 2
- Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State 8
- Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Owerri, Imo State 3
- Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State 45
- Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, Enugu State 11