Production and Enhancement of Omega-3 Fatty Acid from Mortierella alpina CFR-GV15: Its Food and Therapeutic Application

Table 1

Collection of saprophytic soil samples from the different species of Mortierella growing in the Western Ghats regions of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka. The total cultivable fungi and the total specific species of Mortierella (state-wise).

S1 number	Place of collection	Number of soil samples	Total number of fungi	Total Mortierella species
1	Mysore
	Bandipur wild forest	02	20	0
2	Tamil Nadu
	Mudumalai wild forest	20	15	02
	Nilambur-Gudalur road	12	20	08
3	Kerala
	Nilambur road	04	15	04
	Vazhikkadavu	03	12	04
	Karimpuzha bridge	03	08	02
	Payyavoor road	02	11	0
	Chemperi road	02	16	0
4	Karnataka
	Sullia	03	15	02
	Puttur	03	14	03
	Ujere	04	10	03
	Dharmasthala	02	5	0
	Subramanya	01	14	0
	W.G*1-W.G7	16	34	1
	W.G8	03	35	0
	W.G10	03	25	02
	W.G11	03	26	02
	W.G12	03	38	05
	W.G13	04	34	0
	Sakleshpur	04	12	0
	Total	67	379	37

W.G*: Western Ghats.