Influence of Surfactants on Biodegradation of Chlordane by Wood-Rotting Fungus

2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 908-911
Author(s):  
Peng Fei Xiao ◽  
Tie Xue You ◽  
Yu Zhen Song ◽  
Shan Ying ◽  
Jian Qiao Wang

Wood-rotting fungus,Phlebia lindtneriGB 1027, was tested in toxicity assays with three surfactants in order to select surfactants for degradation assays of chlordane. Tween 80 and Triton X-100 appeared to have lower effect on the fungal growth on solid medium, while higher effect of fungal growth was observed in solid medium with SDS. Tween 80 had positive effects both on the chlordane degradation and the fungal growth. When fungus was incubated on PDB liquid medium with Tween 80 of 10 CMC after 20 d, 78.6% of chlordane was removed. In the treatments with Triton X-100, this strain showed comparatively greatest degradation rate (70.8%) of chlordane at a concentration of 2 CMC. However, when Triton X-100 concentration was higher than 2 CMC (5 and 10 CMC), the enhancement for the biodegradation of chlordane decreased.

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliano Saiu ◽  
Stefania Tronci ◽  
Massimiliano Grosso ◽  
Enzo Cadoni ◽  
Nicoletta Curreli

Introduction: The present work focused on the biodegradation capability of a white-rot fungus, the Pleurotus sajor-caju, when exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Methods: The research was carried out by using in vitro systems developed on Petri dishes, to evaluate the fungal tolerance to pyrene and chrysene, followed by experiments in liquid medium. The first experimental campaign was necessary to evaluate the conditions promoting fungal growth and tolerance (presence of surfactants, peptone, copper sulphate and lecithin) and it was designed and analysed using statistical techniques. Results: It was found that the fungal population growth is strongly inhibited by chrysene presence. On the other hand, pyrene had a mild negative impact on the mycelia growth, which seemed to be positively influenced by the presence of Tween 80 and copper sulphate. Starting from these results, the behaviour of Pleurotus sajor-caju in presence of pyrene was investigated in liquid medium. Results showed that the depletion of pyrene was evident during a period of 20 days, and removal efficiency was greater than 90%.


2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 526-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geovania dos Santos Menezes ◽  
Tamíris Aparecida de Carvalho ◽  
Wandson dos Santos Almeida ◽  
Eliana Midori Sussuchi ◽  
Pedro Roberto Almeida Viégas ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The evaluation of the bioremediation potential of microbial with dyes in solid and liquid culture media has been described, but prior studies have not mentioned which culture method is most appropriate for selection of microorganisms. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate the bioremediation potential of filamentous fungi in liquid and solid culture media with methylene blue. The fungi isolates tested were Pleurotus ostreatoroseus (POR-SP1, POR-SP2), P. ostreatus (DF39, EF58 and EF60), Pycnoporus sanguineus (PS) and Fusidium sp. (FUS). The methylene blue concentrations tested were 0, 5, 10, and 50 mg L-1 in the solid medium and 0, 5, 25, 50, and 100 mg L-1 in the liquid medium. In the solid medium, the mycelial diameters of DF39, EF58, FUS, and PS were not influenced by the increase in dye concentration. In the liquid medium, DF39, EF58, EF60, and FUS showed a constant methylene blue degradation rate with increasing dye concentration. The dye degradation rate was correlated with the pH of the liquid medium for EF58, EF60, and FUS. The lower diameter growth in the solid medium did not influence the methylene blue dye degradation rate in the liquid medium.


2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nipul Patel ◽  
Theresa O'Malley ◽  
Yong-Kang Zhang ◽  
Yi Xia ◽  
Bjorn Sunde ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT We identified a novel 6-benzyl ether benzoxaborole with potent activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The compound had an MIC of 2 μM in liquid medium. The compound was also able to prevent growth on solid medium at 0.8 μM and was active against intracellular bacteria (50% inhibitory concentration [IC50] = 3.6 μM) without cytotoxicity against eukaryotic cells (IC50 > 100 μM). We isolated resistant mutants (MIC ≥ 100 μM), which had mutations in Rv1683, Rv3068c, and Rv0047c.


Toxins ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 397
Author(s):  
Laura Settier-Ramírez ◽  
Gracia López-Carballo ◽  
Pilar Hernández-Muñoz ◽  
Angélique Fontana ◽  
Caroline Strub ◽  
...  

Wild yeasts isolated from the surface of apples were screened for antagonistic activity against Penicillium expansum, the main producer of the mycotoxin patulin. Three antagonistic yeasts (Y33, Y29 and Y24) from a total of 90 were found to inhibit P. expansum growth. Identification by ITS region sequence and characterization showed that three selected isolates of yeast should be different strains of Metschnikowia pulcherrima. Several concentrations of the selected yeasts were used to study their in vitro antifungal effectivity against P. expansum on Petri dishes (plates with 63.6 cm2 surface) whereas their potential activity on patulin reduction was studied in liquid medium. Finally, the BCA that had the best in vitro antifungal capacity against P. and the best patulin degradation capacity was selected to be assessed directly on apples. All the selected strains demonstrated antifungal activity in vitro but the most efficient was the strain Y29. Isolated strains were able to reduce patulin content in liquid medium, Y29 being the only strain that completely reduced patulin levels within 120 h. The application of Y29 as biocontrol agent on the surface of apples inoculated with P. expansum, inhibited fungal growth and patulin production during storage. Therefore, the results shown that this yeast strain could be used for the reduction of P. expansum and its mycotoxin in apples or apple-based products by adapting the procedure application.


Toxins ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimiko Yabe ◽  
Haruna Ozaki ◽  
Takuya Maruyama ◽  
Keisuke Hayashi ◽  
Yuki Matto ◽  
...  

The dichlorvos-ammonia (DV-AM) method is a simple but sensitive visual method for detecting aflatoxigenic fungi. Here we sought to develop a selective medium that is appropriate for the growth of aflatoxigenic fungi among soil mycoflora. We examined the effects of different concentrations of carbon sources (sucrose and glucose) and detergents (deoxycholate (DOC), Triton X-100, and Tween 80) on microorganisms in soils, using agar medium supplemented with chloramphenicol. The results demonstrated that 5–10% sucrose concentrations and 0.1–0.15% DOC concentrations were appropriate for the selective detection of aflatoxigenic fungi in soil. We also identified the optimal constituents of the medium on which the normal rapid growth of Rhizopus sp. was completely inhibited. By using the new medium along with the DV-AM method, we succeeded in the isolation of aflatoxigenic fungi from non-agricultural fields in Fukui city, Japan. The fungi were identified as Aspergillus nomius based on their calmodulin gene sequences. These results indicate that the new medium will be useful in practice for the detection of aflatoxigenic fungi in soil samples including those from non-agricultural environments.


2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
R. Armon ◽  
T. Arbel ◽  
N. Narkis ◽  
H. Rubin

The present study was carried out in order to investigate the ability of isolated subsurface bacteria, from a non-history clay soil, to biodegrade the non-aqueous phase-liquids (NAPLs), monoaromatic hydrocarbons: benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene. First stage of the study was focussed on stand-alone biodegradation of each contaminant under described conditions. Benzene (100, 260 and 500 mg/l) exposed to isolated soil bacteria for 14 days, was biodegraded 100, 70 and 50%, respectively, ethylbenzene (100, 260 and 500 mg/l) at 85, 87 and 90%, respectively and toluene (100, 260 and 500 mg/l) revealed the lowest rate of 45, 50 and 52%. Toluene and ethylbenzene showed a direct increase in biodegradation associated with increase in their concentration. The second stage was the biodegradation of benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene admixture (all three compounds at the very same concentrations, w/v) in glucose absence and supplemented with Tween 80 (10 and 15 mg/l). The overall biodegradation improved when contaminants were mixed together.


Author(s):  
Diego Ramirez ◽  
Liz J. Shaw ◽  
Chris D. Collins

Abstract Different physicochemical and biological treatments have been used to treat oil sludges, and oil recovery techniques are preferred such as oil sludge washing (OSW) with surfactants and co-solvents. Toluene is commonly used as co-solvent, but it is non-benign to the environment. This study tested alternative co-solvents (n-pentane, n-hexane, cyclohexane, and isooctane) at 1:1 and 2:1 C/OS (co-solvent to oil sludge ratio). Also, this study evaluated the effect on the oil recovery rate (ORR) of three main parameters in the washing: type, concentration, and application ratio (S/OS) of surfactants to oil sludges. To date, no study has assessed these parameters in the washing of oil sludges from different sources. Four types of oil sludges and five surfactants (Triton X-100 and X-114, Tween 80, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), and rhamnolipid) were used. The results showed that cyclohexane had high ORR and could be used instead of toluene because it is more benign to the environment. The S/OS ratio had a high effect on the ORR and depended on the type of oil sludge. Rhamnolipid, Triton X-100, and Triton X-114 had the highest oil recovery rates (40 – 70%). In addition, it was found that the surfactant concentration had no effect on the ORR. Consequently, the addition of surfactant was not significantly different compared to the washing with no surfactants, except for one sludge. The use of the surfactant in the washing solution can help in the selective extraction of specific oil hydrocarbon fractions in the recovered oil to assess its potential reuse as fuel. Further recommendations were given to improve the OSW process.


2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (Special Issue 2) ◽  
pp. 18-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hudecová ◽  
Ľ. Valík ◽  
D. Liptáková

The growth dynamics of filamentous fungus G. candidum was studied during the co-cultivation with the commercial lactic acid bacteria (LAB) culture Fresco. The experiments were carried out in milk and on the surface of a milk agar at the temperature ranging from 5 to 37°C. Ratkowsky model was used to describe the relationships of the fungal growth rate to the temperature during both, single and co-cultivation with LAB in milk. Simultaneous growth of LAB affected significantly the growth rate of the filamentous fungus. The growth of G. candidum was in average 39% slower in the co-culture than in the single cultivation. LAB pre-inoculated and growing in the solid medium did not show any significant inhibitory effect on the surface growth of G. candidum at all tested temperature. The precise data describing the growth of this cheese yeast-like fungus, G. candidum, may fill a gap in the field of quantitative food mycology and may be used for predicting its behavior in real conditions.


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