Studies on some fungi isolated from nile catfish

Abstract EN

One hundred Armout Catfish were collected from different markets in El- Gharbia governorate to investigate the most common fungi causing spoilage in Armout Catfish (Clarias gariepinus).

Seven samples were taken from each fish (gills, muscles, liver, spleen, heart, kidneys and intestine).

These samples were used for mycological examination.

The results of isolation and identification of Mold and Yeast from different organs of Catfish revealed 33 molds and 107 yeasts where the most common mold isolated were Pencillium spp.

(12 isolates), Asperigllus (8 isolates).

Lower incidence of Fusarium (1 isolate), Sporotrichum spp.

(1 isolate), Mucor (2 isolates), Cladosporium (2 isolates), Thaminidium elegans (3 isolates) and Alternaria (4 isolates) were also isolated.

In addition, the most common Yeasts isolated were Candida spp.

(45 isolates), Cryptococcus spp (34 isolates) and Saccharomyces spp (17 isolates).

On the contrary, lower incidence of Debromyces spp.

(1 isolate), Trichosporon spp.

(1 isolate), Rhodotorula spp (3 isolates) and Torulopsis spp (6 isolate).