Journal
MYCOPATHOLOGIA
Volume 167, Issue 1, Pages 37-46Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-008-9143-y
Keywords
Limestone; Dissolution; Fungi; Carbonic anhydrase (CA); Mycelia enwrapping; Acidic materials
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- Youth Fund Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [40302034]
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Microorganisms influence the dissolution of a number of minerals. Limestone is one of the most abundant rock types in karst areas, and is predominantly calcium carbonate. Two types of experimental systems were designed in this paper, to make comparisons of limestone dissolution rate among the acidic materials and extracellular carbonic anhydrase (CA) excreted by fungi and the enwrapping effect of fungal mycelia. One was the simulated experimental system containing microorganisms. Another was the simulated experimental system without microorganisms. Results of previous experiment indicated that the acidic materials and CA like enzymatic materials excreted by fungi and the enwrapping effect of fungal mycelia were important factors influencing limestone dissolution. In the three factors mentioned above, the dissolution effect was mycelia enwraping effect > acidic dissolution effect > CA enzymatic effect. The results of the second experiment demonstrated further that the limestone dissolution effect of the acidic materials excreted by fungi was stronger than that of CA excreted by fungi. Nevertheless, CA still played an important role in promoting the dissolution of limestone.
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