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Bioaccumulation and Biovolatilisation of Pentavalent Arsenic by Penicillin janthinellum, Fusarium oxysporum and Trichoderma asperellum Under Laboratory Conditions

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Some fungi are able to control and remediate arsenic (As)-contaminated soil, sediment, or water. Here, we investigate potential accumulation and volatilisation of As by three fungi strains. Results indicated that the highest level of As was accumulated by Penicillin janthinellum with 39.54 μg after 10 days in the culture system amended with 2,500 μg As(V), which represents 50 mg/l As. Fusarium oxysporum showed the highest amount of volatilised As with 304.06 μg after 15 days. The As content in the treated system (filter paper + As + fungi) was significantly higher than that in the control (filter paper + As; filter paper + fungi; filter paper). Trichoderma asperellum and F. oxysporum showed superior abilities for the absorption of extracellular As and accumulation of intracellular As, which accounted for 82.2 and 63.4% of the total accumulated As, respectively. However, P. janthinellum presented an equal distribution of intracellular and extracellular As. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis suggested that little impact on mycelium growth of the three fungal strains was seen after exposure to 50 mg/l As(V) for 5 days, while the growth of fungi in the control was inhibited. The present results demonstrate that P. janthinellum, F. oxysporum, and T. asperellum would be expected to tackle As-contaminated environments.

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We acknowledge the Natural Science Foundation of China (No.: 40871102) and the National Scientific and Technological Program of “11th Five-Year” Plan of China (No.: 2006BAD05B01 and No.: 2007BAD89B03) for their financial support.

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    Shiming Su, Xibai Zeng, Lingyu Bai & Lianfang Li

  2. Key Laboratory for Biological Control, The Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

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Su, S., Zeng, X., Bai, L. et al. Bioaccumulation and Biovolatilisation of Pentavalent Arsenic by Penicillin janthinellum, Fusarium oxysporum and Trichoderma asperellum Under Laboratory Conditions. Curr Microbiol 61, 261–266 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-010-9605-6

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