Thermophilous fungi of decomposing sugarcane bagasse
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Twenty species of thermophilous fungi were identified from sugarcane bagasse at Batala in Northern India. Seven fungal species are reported from bagasse for the first time and Aspergillus caespitosns is a new record for India. Aspergillus fumigatus was the most common fungus followed by Mncor pusillus. The temperature responses of the fungi revealed 5 microthermophiles, 11 thermotolerant, and 4 true thermophiles. Three species of thermophilous fungi are reported in addition to those already recorded in the literature.