Lab 5: Conidiating Fungi

Conidiating Fungi

Objective

The major objective was to prepare slides of conidiating fungi and observing condiating fungal structures under  a microscope.

Materials and Methods
Fungi samples from various conidiating fungi were taken from plates and used to make slides using the squash method.
Slides were then observed under a microscope

Results

          
                                                               Pestalotia spp conidia

                                                         Alternaria brassicola conidia

Thielaviopsis basicola conidia

 

                                                             Thielaviopsis basicola conidia attached to conidiophores

                                                            Apergillus niger conidiophores

                                                           Epicocum spp conidia

                                               Monilinia fruiticola hyphae

                                                                Fusarium graminearum conidia

Curvularia spp conidia

 

 

                                                            Curvularia spp conidia

                                                     Rhizoctonia solani hyphae

                                                       Colletotrichum cocodes conidia

                                                             Colletotrichum cocodes conidia

Discussion
For most conidiating fungi, it was possible to observe dinstict structures that are associated by that fungi. Such distinct structures can easily be used to identify a a fungi. Caution must be taken to avoid identifying fungi wrongly as some do have stucture which look like from a distant.

Conclusion
Conidiating fungi can be identified on the bases of structures such as conidia , conidiophores etc, however use of a classification keys is importani in confirming their true identity.