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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1971 August; 22(2): 210-213
Copyright © 1971 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Sodium Chloride Tolerance of Terrestrial Fungi

Microbiology Department, Infectious Disease Therapy Research Section, Lederle Laboratories Division, American Cyanamid Company, Pearl River, New York 10965

ABSTRACT

A survey was made of the NaCl tolerance of 975 species of terrestrial fungi selected from the major taxonomic classes. The penicillia and aspergilli were notably the most resistant with the majority of their species able to grow in the presence of 20% or more of NaCl. The Basidiomycetes, as a class, were decidedly the least tolerant with over half the species unable to withstand more than 2% NaCl. Uniformity of tolerance by multiple strains of various species suggests that this may provide a useful taxonomic criterion.