Characterization of Fungal Endophytes Isolated from the Metal Hyperaccumulator Plant Vachellia farnesiana Growing in Mine Tailings

Heavy metal pollution has become an environmental and health problem worldwide. With the aim of finding novel strategies for metal bioremediation, endophytic fungi from the heavy metal hyperaccumulator plant were isolated and characterized. The plants were growing in mine tailings, rich in Zn, Pb, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Microorganisms (Basel) 2020-02, Vol.8 (2), p.226
Hauptverfasser: Salazar-Ramírez, Giovanni, Flores-Vallejo, Rosario Del Carmen, Rivera-Leyva, Julio César, Tovar-Sánchez, Efraín, Sánchez-Reyes, Ayixon, Mena-Portales, Julio, Sánchez-Carbente, María Del Rayo, Gaitán-Rodríguez, María Fernanda, Batista-García, Ramón Alberto, Villarreal, María Luisa, Mussali-Galante, Patricia, Folch-Mallol, Jorge Luis
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Zusammenfassung:Heavy metal pollution has become an environmental and health problem worldwide. With the aim of finding novel strategies for metal bioremediation, endophytic fungi from the heavy metal hyperaccumulator plant were isolated and characterized. The plants were growing in mine tailings, rich in Zn, Pb, and Cu. Morphological and phylogenetic analyses indicated that the fungal strains belonged to and genera. The isolate belongs to the species complex (FSSC) that groups phytopathogen species. However, in this case the plants from which it was isolated did not show any signs of disease. Both fungal strains were able to remove significant amounts of heavy metals from liquid cultures, either in a mixture of the three metals or each metal in a single culture. In response to lead exposure, the sp. strain secreted specific novel phenolic compounds other than anthraquinones or naphtoquinones, which have been described in similar situations. The sp. dropped the pH in the medium. High-performance liquid chromatography determinations indicated that this strain secreted mainly glutamic acid in response to lead, a novel mechanism, which has not been reported elsewhere. Malic and succinic acids were also produced in response to lead exposure. Possibly, glutamic and succinic acids (synthesized in the Krebs cycle) can be used to cope with metal toxicity due to the plant providing photosynthates to the fungus. These fungi showed the potential to be used for bioremediation or restoration of metal-polluted environments.
ISSN:2076-2607
2076-2607
DOI:10.3390/microorganisms8020226