Isolation and characterisation of ascomycetes isolated from Eurycoma longifolia Jack and Malay traditional vegetables

Nur Ain Izzati Mohd Zainudin, . and Nur Adni M., . and Mohd Razik Midin, . Isolation and characterisation of ascomycetes isolated from Eurycoma longifolia Jack and Malay traditional vegetables. pp. 533-542. ISSN 1511-3701

Plants are the most common host for fungal communities. However vegetables and herbs traditionally consumed by the Malay community have not been thoroughly investigated for their association with fungi. The main objective of the present study is to identify the Ascomycetes fungi associated with Eurycoma longifolia Jack and vegetables traditionally consumed by the Malay community. In the present study we isolated and identified 34 isolates of the Ascomycetes fungi obtained from five traditional vegetables (Oenanthe javanica Cosmos caudatus Persicaria odorata Psophocarpus tetragonolobus and Cantella asiatica) and Eurycoma longifolia Jack. The isolates are identified as eight species which are Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillus niger Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium proliferatum Fusarium solani Penicillium paraherquei and Trichoderma asperellum. Aspergillus and Fusarium are dominant among the isolated fungi. This report provides additional information on the diversity of fungi isolated from traditional vegetables and Eurycoma longifolia based on the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequence analysis.

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Abstract

Plants are the most common host for fungal communities. However vegetables and herbs traditionally consumed by the Malay community have not been thoroughly investigated for their association with fungi. The main objective of the present study is to identify the Ascomycetes fungi associated with Eurycoma longifolia Jack and vegetables traditionally consumed by the Malay community. In the present study we isolated and identified 34 isolates of the Ascomycetes fungi obtained from five traditional vegetables (Oenanthe javanica Cosmos caudatus Persicaria odorata Psophocarpus tetragonolobus and Cantella asiatica) and Eurycoma longifolia Jack. The isolates are identified as eight species which are Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillus niger Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium proliferatum Fusarium solani Penicillium paraherquei and Trichoderma asperellum. Aspergillus and Fusarium are dominant among the isolated fungi. This report provides additional information on the diversity of fungi isolated from traditional vegetables and Eurycoma longifolia based on the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequence analysis.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Simaroubaceae
AGROVOC Term:	Medicinal plants
AGROVOC Term:	Herbs (herbaceous plants)
AGROVOC Term:	Ascomycetes
AGROVOC Term:	Fungi
AGROVOC Term:	Isolation techniques
AGROVOC Term:	Fusarium solani
AGROVOC Term:	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
AGROVOC Term:	Oenanthe
AGROVOC Term:	Cosmos
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:29
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24912

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