Abstract:
Fungi are the most diverse organisms where marine fungi have been proven to
produce bioactive compounds. This study was carried out to isolate and identify the
fungi associated with Nypafruticans at Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu. Two techniques
were used which were Direct Plating Technique and Damp Incubation Technique.
Fragments of leaves, stems, roots and fruits were cultured on PDA and identification
was done using the slide culture technique. The results showed that more fungi
appeared using the Direct Plating technique where there are 15 different isolates
compared to six species isolated from Damp Incubation Technique. The fungi
identified include four Ascomycetes and one each for Hypomycetes,
Protosteliomycetes, Coelomycetes, Zygomycetes and Deuteromycetes, with 12
isolates unidentified. Out of 21 total of isolated fungi, only nine of them were able to
be identified. These fungal isolates can be used further in the investigation of possible
bioactive compound(s) produced by these fungi.
