Cadmium removal capacities of filamentous soil fungi isolated from industrially polluted sediments, in La Plata (Argentina)

Aspergillus terreus, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium; oxysporum, Gliocladium roseum, Penicillium spp., Talaromyces helicus and Trichoderma; koningii were isolated from heavily polluted streams near an industrial area in La Plata, Argentina. The fungi were obtained from sediments with 0.25–0.5...

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Autores principales: Massaccesi, Guillermina, Romero, María Cristina, Cazau, María Cecilia, Bucsinszky, Ana María
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Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/134529
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topic Botánica
Ciencias Naturales
Cadmium
detoxification
filamentous soil fungi
polluted sediments
spellingShingle Botánica
Ciencias Naturales
Cadmium
detoxification
filamentous soil fungi
polluted sediments
Massaccesi, Guillermina
Romero, María Cristina
Cazau, María Cecilia
Bucsinszky, Ana María
Cadmium removal capacities of filamentous soil fungi isolated from industrially polluted sediments, in La Plata (Argentina)
topic_facet Botánica
Ciencias Naturales
Cadmium
detoxification
filamentous soil fungi
polluted sediments
description Aspergillus terreus, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium; oxysporum, Gliocladium roseum, Penicillium spp., Talaromyces helicus and Trichoderma; koningii were isolated from heavily polluted streams near an industrial area in La Plata, Argentina. The fungi were obtained from sediments with 0.25–0.50 mg Cd/l and they were isolated in cadmium-basal medium. They were then cultivated to evaluate their Cd detoxification abilities. The biomass developed in static assays represented 5–53% of the yield of stirred cultures, for the different fungal species, although the cadmium absorption were similar in both cases. These soil fungi represented 50% of the total isolates and their mycelial growth was conspicuous in these polluted sediments. Although bacteria have been mentioned as active microorganisms against heavy metals, the mycelial fungi were able to develop a significantly higher mass to sequestrate more metals. Thus, they could be used in remediation biotechnology to improve the Cd detoxification of chronically contaminated habitats.
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author Massaccesi, Guillermina
Romero, María Cristina
Cazau, María Cecilia
Bucsinszky, Ana María
author_facet Massaccesi, Guillermina
Romero, María Cristina
Cazau, María Cecilia
Bucsinszky, Ana María
author_sort Massaccesi, Guillermina
title Cadmium removal capacities of filamentous soil fungi isolated from industrially polluted sediments, in La Plata (Argentina)
title_short Cadmium removal capacities of filamentous soil fungi isolated from industrially polluted sediments, in La Plata (Argentina)
title_full Cadmium removal capacities of filamentous soil fungi isolated from industrially polluted sediments, in La Plata (Argentina)
title_fullStr Cadmium removal capacities of filamentous soil fungi isolated from industrially polluted sediments, in La Plata (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Cadmium removal capacities of filamentous soil fungi isolated from industrially polluted sediments, in La Plata (Argentina)
title_sort cadmium removal capacities of filamentous soil fungi isolated from industrially polluted sediments, in la plata (argentina)
publishDate 2002
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/134529
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