• Mythily S.

The present study reveals that screening of polyene antifungal producing actinomycetes against Candida sp and Cryptococcus species. Nearly twelve different actinomycetes strains were isolated and identified as Streptomyces sp, Micromonospora sp, Planopolyspora sp. Microployspora sp and Intrasporangium sp. The frequency of isolates were 5>4>1>1>1. Out of 12, four isolates were found to be active against fungal pathogen Candida albicans, C.glabrata and Cryptococcus neoformans. Among the four active antifungal producing actinomycetes Planopolyspora sp. was detected as polyene antifungal producer and the active fraction (KP1 F2) showed 4.882 Rf value.

Polyene, ISP Medium, antifungal, actinomycetes, non-Streptomycetes

"Isolation and Detection of polyene antifungal producing Actinomycetes from Kodaikanal Hill", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.889-895, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811C36.pdf

"Isolation and Detection of polyene antifungal producing Actinomycetes from Kodaikanal Hill", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp889-895, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811C36.pdf