Hyphomycetes from soil of an area affected by copper mining activities in the State of Bahia, Brazil

Abstract

With the aim of observing the impact produced by copper-mining activities on soil fungi, samples were collected from an area at the Caraba Mining, in the State of Bahia, Brazil. This area was divided in six subareas: one had native vegetation and was used as control, while the others varied according to degrees of impact. The samples, collected during the dry and the rainy seasons, were submitted to serial dilutions and placed on Petri dishes with Sabouraud medium plus antibiotic. Sixty five species and 16 genera of Hyphomycetes were identified: Acremonium, Acrophialophora, Aspergillus,