Kelimpahan dan Keragaman Kapang pada Sampel Tanah di Sekitar Kawasan Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai, Jawa Barat

Abstract

ABSTRACT The Abundance and Diversity of Fungi Inhabiting Soil Samples from Mount Ciremai National Park, West Java. A study on isolation and identification of mould inhabiting soil samples has been conducted. The objective of the study was to isolate and identify mould inhabiting soil samples from Mount Ciremai National Park, West Java. The mould isolation was based on sample dillution method with Rose Bengal Cloramphenicol Agar mould isolation media. The abundance of mould counted by measuring the average Colony Forming Unit (CFU)/ml of all mould colonies which growth on isolation media by Total Plate Count (TPC) method. The diversity of isolated mould was identified based on morphological character. The result showed that the average of mould colonies between 8,5x103-11,3x104 CFU/ml. The result of mould identification showed that nine mould generas are Aspergillus (6 species), Chaetomium (2 species), Eupenicillium, Gliocladium, Mucor, Penicillium (6 species), Rhizopus, Trichoderma (2 species), and two groups of unidentified sterile mould. Key words: abundance, diversity, mould, soil samples, Mount Ciremai National Park