MADUEKOBO, MICHAEL CHIEMEZIE (2025) KERATINOPHILIC POTENTIALS OF SOME SOIL FUNGI AROUND GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY TEMPORALLY SITE. Other thesis, GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, ENUGU.
![[img]](https://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/style/images/fileicons/text.png) |
Text
REPO246.docx Download (1MB) |
Abstract
Keratin is found in soil areas rich in keratinous materials like feathers, hair, animal, insects, etc. Twelve soil samples were collected randomly from different sites around Godfrey Okoye University, thinker’s corner Emene Enugu, for this study. This study deals with the isolation, identification, and evaluation of those soil fungi that have the potential to degrade keratin from keratinous materials. These soil samples are rich in pathogenic keratinophilic fungi, including dermatophytes. For isolation, these samples were screened for keratinophilic fungi using the ‘‘Hair baiting and Nail baiting technique.’’ Fungal growth appeared after 1-2 weeks of incubation at room temperature. Isolates were cultured on mycological media and identified based on colonial, macroscopic, and microscopic features. The keratinophilic isolates were Aspergillus niger (10), Aspergillus flavus (10), Penicillium (10), Aureobasidium pullulans (30), Aspergillus fumigatus(40).These isolates were able to grow on hair and nail samples because they possess the enzyme keratinase. The result concluded that these isolated fungi are pathogenic for animals and human beings. And people leaving within these study sites are advice to prioritize good hygiene by regularly washing and drying skin, especially between toes and in skin folds.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Uchenna Eneogwe |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2026 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2026 09:16 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5830 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
