Identification of Fungal Communities Isolated from Himalayan Glacier Cryoconites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Cryoconite Sample Collection and Isolation of Fungi
2.2. DNA Extraction, PCR, Sequencing, and Phylogenetic Analysis
2.3. Physiological Characterization
2.4. Carbohydrate Assimilation Test
2.5. Antibiotic Susceptibility Test
2.6. Screening of Enzymes
3. Results
3.1. Isolation of Culturable Fungi
3.2. Phylogenetic Analysis
3.3. Growth Temperature, pH, and Salt Tolerance of Fungal Isolates
3.4. Carbohydrate Utilization of Fungal Isolates
3.5. Antibiotic Resistance and Sensitivity Patterns of the Isolated Strains
3.6. Extracellular Enzyme Activities
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dhume, G.M.; Tsuji, M.; Singh, S.M. Identification of Fungal Communities Isolated from Himalayan Glacier Cryoconites. Sustainability 2022, 14, 14814. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214814
Dhume GM, Tsuji M, Singh SM. Identification of Fungal Communities Isolated from Himalayan Glacier Cryoconites. Sustainability. 2022; 14(22):14814. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214814
Chicago/Turabian StyleDhume, Gandhali M., Masaharu Tsuji, and Shiv Mohan Singh. 2022. "Identification of Fungal Communities Isolated from Himalayan Glacier Cryoconites" Sustainability 14, no. 22: 14814. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214814