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http://dx.doi.org/10.4489/MYCO.2003.31.3.157

Keratinolytic Activity of Five Aspergillus Species Isolated from Poultry Farming Soil in Korea  

Kim, Jeong-Dong (Department of Life Science, Hanyang University)
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Mycobiology / v.31, no.3, 2003 , pp. 157-161 More about this Journal
Abstract
Various soil samples were collected from twenty-four areas of ten different poultry farms in Korea and screened for prevalence of keratinolytic fungi. Fourteen species of feather-associated fungi belonging to ten genera Acremonium, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Fusarium, Monascus, Mucor, Penicillum, and Verticillium isolated from poultry soils were grown on keratin medium. Especially, Aspergillus spp. populations associated with the soil sample is $1{\times}10^5$ cfu/g. A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. nidulans, and A. terreus could utilize keratin of chicken feather and degrade it, producing sulphydryl-containing compounds detected as keratinase, cysteine and total proteins. Keratinolytic activities of five Aspergillus species also changed the pH of the medium more alkaline than those that were less keratinolytic.
Keywords
Feathers; Keratinase; Keratinophilic fungi; Aspergillus spp.;
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