Effect of Endosymbiotic Bacteria on Fungal Resistance Toward Heavy Metals.

ABSTRACT: Most studies on metal removal or tolerance by fungi or bacteria focus on single isolates, without taking into consideration that some fungi in nature may be colonized by endobacteria. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated the tolerance and removal of diverse metals with two fungal species: Linnemannia elongata containing Burkholderia-related endobacteria and Benniella erionia containing Mollicute-related endobacteria. Isogenic lines of both species were generated with antibiotic treatments to remove their respective endobacteria. Experiments involved comparing the isogenic lines and wild type fungi in relation to the minimum inhibitory concentration for the metals, the fungal ability to remove these different metals via atomic adsorption spectroscopy, and the

SUBMITTER: Lupini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8965456 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature