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Isolation and Identification of Fungi Associated with the Deterioration of Painted Wall surfaces within Kaduna Polytechnic
V.O. Aina, A.A.J. Adewumi, Hauwa Haruna and Amina Zakari
Corresponding Author: V.O. Aina
Submitted: 2011 July, 20
Accepted: 2011 October, 07
Published: 2011 December, 25 |
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Fungi implicated in the deterioration of painted wall surfaces (both inner and outer surfaces) were
investigated within Kaduna Polytechnic. Flakes of paint were collected from different parts of buildings where
paint work had started failing. Fungi were isolated from the samples and identified using Sabourard Dextrose
Agar and Wet-Mount staining Techniques respectively. The species of fungi isolated from the inner and outer
wall surfaces include Aspergillus, Penicillium, Botrytis, Acrodictys, Mucor, Absidia, Atternaria, Cladosporium,
Rhizopus, Cephalosporium, Fusarium, Helminthosporium, Trichocterma, Acremonium, Pullularia and Monilia
special and were implicated in the deterioration of the paint works. Chemical additives such as Ammonium
Phosphate and Propionic acid help to hinder the fungal growth on the painted buildings.
Key words: Agar, Cephalosporium, Cladosporium, humidification devices, sabourard dextrose pectinases, trichoderma,
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V.O. Aina, A.A.J. Adewumi, Hauwa Haruna and Amina Zakari, . Isolation and Identification of Fungi Associated with the Deterioration of Painted Wall surfaces within Kaduna Polytechnic. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, (6): 250-253.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-8773
ISSN (Print): 2040-8765 |
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