Pengenalpastian Mikroflora Bakteria selain Bacillus sp. dari Kolam Air Panas Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia

Abdul Hamid Abdul Aziz, Nur Fariza Mat Reffin, Mohamed Kamel Abd Ghani, Hing Hiang Lian, Ahmad Zorin Sahalan

Abstract


A study on the isolation and identification of bacterial flora from hot spring was carried out using water from Bentong hot spring in Pahang. In general most of the bacteria identified from the hot springs were from Bacillus sp. This was due to its ability to adapt to high temperature mainly by forming endospore. The objective of this study was to identify bacteria other than Bacillus that were able to survive in hot springs. Three hot spring pools were identified (A,B and C) with temperatures ranging from 36°C to 52°C and pH values between 7.88-8.65. This study has succesfully isolated two species of Gram positive cocci and three species of Gram negative bacilli. The two Gram positives were Streptococcus sp. and Staphylococcus sp. The three species of Gram negative rods were unidentified and were denoted as X, XI and XII.

Keywords


Hot spring water; Gram positive cocci; Gram negative; Malaysia

Full Text:

PDF

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Please contact the Chief Editor for any inquiries about the journal. For any technical difficulties please contact our technical support.

 

eISSN : 2289-4535

ISSN : 1675-8161