Identification of polyethylene degrading fungi
The isolated fungi were identified according to the keys of taxonomy
used for fungi (Raper and Fennell 1987). The observed
grown mould were sub-cultured onto a fresh RBA plates and incubated
at 28±2°C for 4-5 days and an accurate descriptions of
the fungal colonial morphology was ascertained. In addition to
the macroscopic colony morphology, the rate of growth, the texture,
colour and colour changes both surface and reverse sides
of colonies and details of structure of spores and conidial heads
were observed fungi by using LPCB (lacto phenol cotton blue)
slide culture methods (Buchanan and Gibbons, 1986; Barnett
and Hunter, 1998; Barnett, 1960; Thom & Raper, 1945).