Isolation of a tannin-protein complex-degrading fungus from faeces of hill cattle |
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| Authors: | T.K. Bhat H.P.S. Makkar B. Singh |
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| Affiliation: | Regional Station, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Palampur, HP, India |
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| Abstract: | T.K. BHAT, H.P.S. MAKKAR AND B. SINGH. 1996. Faecal samples of 52 hill cattle fed largely on oak leaves were screened for tannin-protein complex-degrading micro-organisms under different culture conditions using tannin-treated brain heart infusion agar medium. None of the animals were found to harbour tannin-protein complex-degrading enterobacteria. However, a fungus identified as Aspergillus niger van Tieghem having tannin-protein complex-degrading activity, was consistently isolated from the faeces of such animals. Optimum growth and sporulation was noticed under aerobic conditions at 30°C on Czapek Yeast Agar medium. |
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