Isolation and screening of amylase producing fungi

The purpose of this study was to isolate and screened amylase producing fungi from different sources. A total of twenty amylase producing fungal isolates were obtained from Agricultural soil on the starch mineral agar medium. It was observed that only ten fungi isolates produced amylase, showed positive results for amylase production. The maximum amylase activity shown by yeast isolates F5 (2.6 cm) followed by F7 (2.4 cm). Preliminary morphological observations of selected fungal isolates colonies were black, green, white, creamy, yellow, reddish, powdery, flat, round, raised and shiny.