Significance of physical attachment of fungi for bio-treatment of water

• Published in: Microbiological research Vol. 156; no. 4; pp. 383 - 386
• Main Authors: Jirku, V., Masák, J., Cejková, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Elsevier GmbH 2001; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Acetone - metabolism; Acetone - pharmacology; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biofilm; Biofilms - drug effects; Biofilms - growth & development; Biological and medical sciences; Candida - metabolism; Candida maltosa; cell attachment; Cell Membrane - drug effects; Cell Wall - drug effects; Cells, Cultured; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; fungi; Fusarium - metabolism; Fusarium proliferatum; Growth, nutrition, metabolism, transports, enzymes. Molecular biology; Industrial Waste - analysis; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Microbiology; Morphology, structure, chemical composition; Mycology; Phenol - metabolism; Phenol - pharmacology; Sensitivity and Specificity; Water - analysis; Water Microbiology; water treatment; Xenobiotics - toxicity; Biofilm; cell attachment; water treatment; fungi; Candida maltosa; Fusarium proliferatum; Water; Cell structure; Water treatment; Candidiasis; Yeast; Mycosis; Cell surface; Candida sake; Infection; Fungi; Suspension culture; Sensitivity; Fusarium; Fungi Imperfecti; Damage; Cell; Xenobiotic; Thallophyta
• ISSN: 0944-5013; 1618-0623
• DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00116

The inhibitory effect of xenobiotics known to damage cell surface structures was studied. The sensitivity of suspended cells of the two fungi Candida maltosa and Fusarium proliferatum was compared with that of artificial or natural biofilms of these fungi. The results obtained indicate that the resistance of attached cell populations to model xenobiotics is increased compared with suspended cells. Only the attached fungal cells had the capacity to degrade acetone and phenol and to adapt to increasing concentrations of these substances, so they seem ideally suited for bioremediation of waste water.