Isolation and Characterization of Mold on Furniture in Biological Laboratory Environment Using Contact Plate Method

The presence of molds in the environment around us can be beneficial or detrimental. Mold found various places, including soil, air, plants, animals, water, and on material surfaces. One roles mold is as a bio-degradator biodeterioration agent materials that are still used, so it will cause harm to humans. This study aims isolate characterize types exist surface existing biology laboratory Diponegoro University with contact plate method. method used attach containing PDA such tables, chairs, cabinets, on, then observe macroscopic microscopic morphology. results obtained were five genera, there Aspergillus, Penicillium, Eurotium, Rhizopus, Absidia.