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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 6, Issue:12, December, 2017

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2017.6(12): 3023-3028
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.612.353


Taxonomic Approach to Aspergillus sp. Isolated from Caatinga Soil and Potential to Amylase Production
Tainã C.S. Fonseca1*, Paulo H. da Silva2, Adriana Ferreira Souza3, Grayce Kelli Barbosa3, Arminda Saconi Messias3, Carlos A. Alves da Silva3 and Galba M. Campos-Takaki3*
1Postgraduate Program in Environmental Process Development, Catholic University of Pernambuco, 50.050-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
2Chemical Engineering, Catholic University of Pernambuco, 50.050-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
3Nucleus of Research in Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Pernambuco, 50050-590 Recife, PE, Brazil
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Filamentous fungi are very promising for the productions of many products in special amylases are used in several industrial areas. The aim of this work was filamentous fungus isolation from Caatinga characterized soil, and evaluation of the biotechnological potential to amylase production. The Caatinga soil was characterized containing high level of Calcium, followed Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium and Phosphorus, and absence of Aluminium. The fungus isolated from Caatinga soil was identified as Aspergillus sp., code UCP 1261. The diffusion test to amylase production showed influence of pH 6 and temperature on the production of amylase production in solid by A. tamarii. The results showed that the sample identified was Aspergillus tamarii UCP 1261 showed a higher halo (68mm) of amylase at 37ºC, pH 6 and 72h.These results described the biotechnological potential of filamentous fungi A. tamarii isolated from Caatinga biome soil isolated from Caatinga biome soil as promising strain for the production of amylase.


Keywords: Filamentous fungus, Diffusion test, Caatinga soil, Fungus identification.

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Tainã, C.S. Fonseca, Paulo H. da Silva, Adriana Ferreira Souza, Grayce Kelli Barbosa, Arminda Saconi Messias, Carlos A. Alves da Silva and Galba M. Campos-Takaki. 2017. Taxonomic Approach to Aspergillus sp. Isolated from Caatinga Soil and Potential to Amylase ProductionInt.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(12): 3023-3028. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.612.353
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