Abstract

Microorganisms present in the stored seeds of rice belonging to three varieties (Pegu, Nazirshari and Berui) were investigated. Species belonging to 4 genera of fungi were isolated and identified from this source in addition to the colonies of bacteria. Flour samples (Atta and Besan) yielded species of fungi belonging to 9 genera in addition to the bacterial colonies. The number of fungal and bacterial colonies occurring per g of the samples are given. The isolates of bacteria were not identified. There is no report of such a study from East Pakistan.

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