Aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in Borneo Island, Sarawak, Malaysia.
study on the occurrence of Aspergillus spp. on selected mangrove forests in Sarawak was conducted to find out their diversity and distribution. Samples were obtained from mangrove soils and leaf litters at different locations, i.e. Sematan, Lundu, Kampung Bako, Bako in Sarawak. Soil and leaf litter...
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| description | study on the occurrence of Aspergillus spp. on selected mangrove forests in Sarawak was conducted to find out their diversity and distribution. Samples were obtained from mangrove soils and leaf litters at different locations, i.e. Sematan, Lundu, Kampung Bako, Bako in Sarawak. Soil and leaf litter samples were taken randomly at different locations with five replicates from each area. A total of 138 isolates of Aspergillus species were obtained from the soil and leaf litter samples by using direct plating and Warcup method. Based on both macroscopic and microscopic observations, using an identification key, individual isolates were classified within the genus Aspergillus, belonging to three subgenera, four sections and five species. The fungi isolates were identified as A. terreus, A. flavipes, A. carneus, A. fumigatus and A. clavatus. The most frequent isolated species was A. flavipes (63.04%), followed by A. fumigatus (16.7%), A. terreus (13.04%), A. carneus (5.8%) and A. clavatus (1.44%). All of the isolated Aspergillus species grew well on MEA and CYA at 25°C. A. carneus produced reddish sclerotia on MEA after seven days and this could be used as an important characteristic in this species identification. A. clavatus from mangrove soil in Kampung Bako has shown long conidiophores (ranging from 3-5 cm) with swollen hyphal structures, while A. clavatus from Sematan area has shorter conidiophores (ranging from 2.5-3.5 cm) on MEA. |
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| spelling | unimas-17782022-01-20T02:18:01Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1778/ Aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in Borneo Island, Sarawak, Malaysia. Jaya, Seelan S.S., Ali Faisal Anwarali, Ali Khan Sepiah, Muid AC Collections. Series. Collected works study on the occurrence of Aspergillus spp. on selected mangrove forests in Sarawak was conducted to find out their diversity and distribution. Samples were obtained from mangrove soils and leaf litters at different locations, i.e. Sematan, Lundu, Kampung Bako, Bako in Sarawak. Soil and leaf litter samples were taken randomly at different locations with five replicates from each area. A total of 138 isolates of Aspergillus species were obtained from the soil and leaf litter samples by using direct plating and Warcup method. Based on both macroscopic and microscopic observations, using an identification key, individual isolates were classified within the genus Aspergillus, belonging to three subgenera, four sections and five species. The fungi isolates were identified as A. terreus, A. flavipes, A. carneus, A. fumigatus and A. clavatus. The most frequent isolated species was A. flavipes (63.04%), followed by A. fumigatus (16.7%), A. terreus (13.04%), A. carneus (5.8%) and A. clavatus (1.44%). All of the isolated Aspergillus species grew well on MEA and CYA at 25°C. A. carneus produced reddish sclerotia on MEA after seven days and this could be used as an important characteristic in this species identification. A. clavatus from mangrove soil in Kampung Bako has shown long conidiophores (ranging from 3-5 cm) with swollen hyphal structures, while A. clavatus from Sematan area has shorter conidiophores (ranging from 2.5-3.5 cm) on MEA. 2009 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1778/1/Jaya%20Seelan.pdf Jaya, Seelan and S.S., Ali and Faisal Anwarali, Ali Khan and Sepiah, Muid (2009) Aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in Borneo Island, Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2009 Vol. 1 No. 6 pp. 344-346. |
| spellingShingle | AC Collections. Series. Collected works Jaya, Seelan S.S., Ali Faisal Anwarali, Ali Khan Sepiah, Muid Aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in Borneo Island, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title | Aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in Borneo Island, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_full | Aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in Borneo Island, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_fullStr | Aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in Borneo Island, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in Borneo Island, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_short | Aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in Borneo Island, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_sort | aspergillus species isolated from mangrove forests in borneo island, sarawak, malaysia. |
| topic | AC Collections. Series. Collected works |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1778/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1778/1/Jaya%20Seelan.pdf |