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Fungi inhabiting surface sediments of Shatt Al-Arab River and its creeks at Basrah, Iraq
Joint Authors
Abd Allah, Samir Khalaf
Abbas, Basil Abd al-Zahrah
Source
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 1B (31 Aug. 2008), pp.68-81, 14 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Science
Publication Date
2008-08-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Topics
Abstract EN
The mycobiota of surface sediments from Shatt Al-Arab river and its creeks at Basrah city was surveyed by three isolation methods.
One hundred and forty one species assigned to 70 genera were isolated from 40 sediment samples.
Some species were found abundant with high frequency while others were frequently recorded.
The most frequent species were in order: Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus terreus, Fusarium redolens, Trichoderma viride, Aspergillus fumigatus, Fusarium solani, Aspergillus flavus, Absidia corymbifera, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium notatum, Aspergillus candidus and Stachybotrys atra.
Several novel species which have been appeared in the literature from the same region were also detected from sediment of Shatt Al-Arab.
The majority of the detected species are well known as a soil inhabiting fungi.
Our findings are compared with a similar survey on the fungal flora in sediments in several parts of the world.
Key words: surface sediment, fungi Shatt Al-Arab, Iraq.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd Allah, Samir Khalaf& Abbas, Basil Abd al-Zahrah. 2008. Fungi inhabiting surface sediments of Shatt Al-Arab River and its creeks at Basrah, Iraq. Basrah Journal of Science،Vol. 26, no. 1B, pp.68-81.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-275071
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd Allah, Samir Khalaf& Abbas, Basil Abd al-Zahrah. Fungi inhabiting surface sediments of Shatt Al-Arab River and its creeks at Basrah, Iraq. Basrah Journal of Science Vol. 26, no. 1-B (2008), pp.68-81.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-275071
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd Allah, Samir Khalaf& Abbas, Basil Abd al-Zahrah. Fungi inhabiting surface sediments of Shatt Al-Arab River and its creeks at Basrah, Iraq. Basrah Journal of Science. 2008. Vol. 26, no. 1B, pp.68-81.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-275071
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 75-81
Record ID
BIM-275071