Tolerance and mycoremediation of silver ions by Fusarium solani.

ABSTRACT: Silver ions discharged from various industries, are potentially toxic to living organisms at low concentrations, thus, there is an increasing need for development of an eco-friendly and cost-effective approach for its bioremediation. Filamentous fungi especially, Fusarium solani displayed a strong resistance to copper and cadmium ions as revealed from our previous study (El-Sayed 2014), however, the mechanisms of silver resistance by this fungus has not been resolved yet. Thus, this study was an extension to our previous work, to elucidate the mechanism of silver ions resistance and biotransformation by F. solani. The growth, bioaccumulation, thiol, total antioxidant, malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) contents and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and catalase (CAT) activities of F. s

SUBMITTER: El Sayed MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7225397 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature