A study on micro-fungi in arid areas: Notes on soil saprotrophs and animal opportunistic pathogens |
| |
| Authors: | Claudio Ciccarone Angelo Rambelli |
| |
| Affiliation: | Istituto di produzioni e preparazioni alimentari, Facoltà di Agraria, Università di Foggia , Via Napoli 25, Foggia, Italy |
| |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Soil fungi were studied in three desert areas in Namibia with the aim of identifying saprotrophic microorganisms associated with animal communities as opportunistic pathogens. The extremely arid environment of the Naukluft Desert Park was found to be more selective for soil fungi, whereas the soils of Etosha Pan, with seasonal wet areas, and the mobile dunes of Sossousvlei, which absorb atmospheric moisture at night by virtue of their proximity to the sea, host saprotrophic microorganisms and potential and/or opportunistic pathogens. |
| |
| Keywords: | Namibia soil fungi animal pathogens |
|
|
