Evaluation of Chhattisgarh isolates of nematode trapping fungi for their short-term environmental impact: Studies with earthworm and mice
Abstract
Chhattisgarh isolates of Arthrobotrys oligospora and Duddingtonia flagrans, nematodetrapping fungi were screened for their possible short-term environmental impact using earthworm and mice model. Following skin contact and feeding of these fungi to earthworm and mice for assessing their adverse effect on them, if any, no evidence of external or internal mycosis was observed in these animals. This short-term study provided evidence that the fungi are fairly environment-friendly and could easily be deployed in animals as biocontrol agents through oral route.
Keywords
Arthrobotrys oligospora, Duddingtonia flagrans, Environmental impact, Earthworm, Pheretima posthuma, Mice, Nematodes
