• Mundeep G. Awaley
• Jayendra G. Nakade

Abstract Available literature was collected to fulfill the requirement of present study during September 2017 to march 2018. Research papers were downloaded with the help of web engines from different sites. So many journals visited to search download and collect documents for the same. It was found that about more than 100 fungal species are responsible for spoiling of library materials. Various researchers isolated and identified fungi that are harmful to library. These fungi require moist condition to grow on books. Aspergillus niger, A. flaves, A. fumigates, A. sydowl, A. versicolor, Acremoniu, Alternaria, aurobacidium, Botrytis, Candida albicans, Chaetomium, Cladosporium,Cunning ghamella,Curvularia lunata, Fusarium oxysporum, Mucor racemosus, Neurospora crassa, Penicillium citrium, P. funiculosum and some other species of fungi isolated and identified by different researchers from different location in India and abroad. Study concluded that Chaetomium globossum, Phoma, Aspergillus, Botrytis, Alternaria, Curvularia, Fusarium, Mucor, Penicillium are frequently isolated from library materials. Isolated fungal species are harmful to human beings. If care is not taken place to maintain library from moisture and dust, these types of fungi can grow on library material and can spread diseases among human population.

Library, Fungal Species, Human Population, Web Engines

"Fungal Flora of Various Libraries: A review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.97-104, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012017.pdf

"Fungal Flora of Various Libraries: A review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp97-104, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012017.pdf