Abstract:
Mangrove was proven to be one of the sources of compounds possessing
physiological activities. Thus, the chances in finding novel active compounds may
widen by investigating the secondary metabolites of fungi associated with mangrove
Avicennia alba in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu. Fungi were isolated from different
fragments of A.alba tree: aerial twigs, intertidal twigs, aerial leaves, intertidal leaves,
leaves decay and roots. A total of 41 fungi were isolated where 11 of them were
isolated by using damp incubation technique and the rest were isolated by using direct
plating technique. There were 20 Ascomycetes, seven Deuteromycetes and one
Zygomycetes identified. The highest number of identified fungi was belong to aerial
twig substrates (12 species) and the lowest belong to leaves decay substrate (3
species). Out of 41 isolated fungi, only eight species were identified as marine fungi.
These isolated fungi are useful for further investigation in finding potential bioactive
compounds.