Chapter Fungi from the sediments of the harbour of Livorno as potential bioremediation agents
Author(s)
Florio Furno, Matteo
Ferrero, Davide
Poli, Anna
Prigione, Valeria
Tuohy, Maria
Oliva, Matteo
Pretti, Carlo
Varese, Giovanna Cristina
Language
EnglishAbstract
The harbour's sediments are among the biotypes most affected by contamination by pollutants due to anthropogenic activities. The porpoise of this work is to perform a preliminary screening on 74 fungi previously isolated in the polluted sediments of the harbour of Livorno, to identify those endowed with oxidative capabilities and to evaluate the potential producers of metabolites or enzymes of interest, for potential applications in future environmental bioremediation. The results have shown that 26 (35.1%) out of 74 tested fungi produced positive oxidation signal on at least one media
Keywords
Marine fungi; Bioremediation; Extremozyme screening; Lignin modifying enzymes (LMEs)DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.63ISBN
9791221500301, 9791221500301Publisher
Firenze University PressPublisher website
https://www.fupress.com/Publication date and place
Florence, 2022Series
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques, 1Classification
The environment