Diversity of Halotolerant Fungi in Solar Saltern Land from Chanthaburi Province
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A study on the species diversity of halotolerant fungi in soil and water in solar saltern, Chanthaburi Province, between October 2017 and July 2018. A total of 41 taxa were discovered, which are in the Anamorphic group. Twenty-three fungal genera were identified based on morphological characteristics. The genus with a wide variety of species members is Aspergillus, Cladosporium, and Penicillium, with a total of 6, 4, and 4 species in order. The most frequent fungi were Cladosporium cladosporioides (14.61%), Cladosporium sphaerospermum (11.24%), Bipolaris sp. (6.67%), Cladosporium sp. (6.67%) followed by Acremonium strictum and Aspergillus terreus (5.62% each) followed by Cladosporium cladosporioides and C. sphaerospermum (5.56% each). The fungal community found in the sample collection in October 2017, January 2018, and April 2018 were similar, according to Sorensen's index of similarity (S) between 0.34-0.58. Fungi found in July 2018 had the least similarity between the community in the other months (S = 0.12 - 0.24).
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