Diversity of Solar Saltern Fungi in Chachoengsao Province
Abstract
Diversity of fungi from soil and water in solar salterns of Chachoengsao Province during October, 2011 and July, 2012 was investigated. Forty-one taxa of anamorphic fungi were revealed. Twenty-three fungal genera were identified based upon morphological characteristics. High species diversity was found in the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium and Cladosporium, i.e. 5, 4, and 3 species, respectively. The most frequent fungi were Cochilobolus sp. / Bipolaris sp.(8.33), followed by Cladosporium sphaerospermum, C.cladosporioides, Moniliella sp. and Nigrospora sphaerica (each represented 5.56%). Sorensen’s index of similarity (S) between fungal communities in the samples collected in October, 2011, January, 2012 and April, 2012 ranged from 0.30 - 0.52. The highest total number of fungi was found in July, 2012 compared to those of other collection times. In contrast, the lowest similarity of fungal community was recorded in this month (S = 0.1-0.2). Keywords :fungi, diversity, solar saltern, Chachoengsao ProvinceReferences
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Sorensen, T. (1948). A method of establishing groups of equal amplitude in plant sociology based on similarity of species and its application to analyses of the vegetation on Danish commons. Biologiske Skrifter, 5, 1-34.
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Viera, F.C.S., & Nahas, E. (2005). Comparison of microbial numbers in soil by using various culture media and temperatures. Microbiological Research, 160, 197-202.
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