Pathogenic Yet Environmentally Friendly? Black Fungal Candidates for Bioremediation of Pollutants.

ABSTRACT: A collection of 163 strains of black yeast-like fungi from the CBS Fungal Biodiversity Center (Utrecht, The Netherlands), has been screened for the ability to grow on hexadecane, toluene and polychlorinated biphenyl 126 (PCB126) as the sole carbon and energy source. These compounds were chosen as representatives of relevant environmental pollutants. A microtiter plate-based culture assay was set up in order to screen the fungal strains for growth on the selected xenobiotics versus glucose, as a positive control. Growth was observed in 25 strains on at least two of the tested substrates. Confirmation of substrate assimilation was performed by cultivation on closed vials and analysis of the headspace composition with regard to the added volatile substrates and the generated carbon dioxide. <

SUBMITTER: Blasi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4786828 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature