Isolation of fungi from local bread of Chhindwara.

ABSTRACT

In the present paper, fungi isolated from bread samples are being reported. Out of 150 samples of bread, only 20 samples appeared to be infected but when cultured all the samples could not give positive results, except, A. fumigatus. Ten fungi including Aspergillus fumigatus, A. niger, A. flavus, A. glaucous, A. carnous, A. terreus, A. ochraceous, Rhizophus stolonifer, Trichoderma harrianua, and Trichothecium roseum were recovered from the bread samples. Among these A. fumigatus and A. niger were dominant which are known to cause toxicity and pulmonary aspergillosis in human beings.