Abstract:
In order to investigate the microorganism species causing mold damage of stored tobacco leaf, the mold-damaged leaf samples were collected from the tobacco storehouses at Zhongshan, Fuchuan, Liuzhou, Nanning and Wuming in Guangxi Province. Nine predominant strains of Aspergillus were isolated and their ability to attack tobacco was tested. Taxonomical identification was carried out through further studies on their morphological trait, cultivation character and rDNA-ITS sequence analysis. The results showed that they were Eurotium repens var. repens, Aspergillus tamarii, E. chevalieri, A. sclerotiorum, A. elegans, A. oryzae var oryzae, A. niger, A. ostianus, and A. sydowii.