Isolation And Charaterization Of Fungi Associated With The Spoilage Of Corn

ABSTRACT        Fungi spoilage organisms are silently invading acidifying, fermenting, discoloring, and disintegrating microbes that render corn unpalatable and unsafe.  Fungi spoilage is caused by two factors, (biotic) living which includes insects, birds, rodents and microorganisms and (non-biotic) non-living which includes temperature, humidity and time.  Two samples of spoilt corn, red (treated) and white were taken from the field (farm) and store for investigation to ascertain the microorganism associated with the spoilage of the corn.  At…