Journal
GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 309-316Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2016.1189016
Keywords
Fungus; identification; isolation; manganese; solubilization
Funding
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India [BT/PR7454/BCE/8/949/2012]
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The present investigation reports the isolation, molecular identification and screening of manganese (Mn) solubilizing fungal strains from low-grade Mn mine tailings. Six morphologically distinct Mn solubilizing fungal strains were isolated on MnO2-supplemented agar plates with Mn concentration of 0.1% (w/v). The biochemical characterization of the isolated fungal strains was carried out. The molecular identification by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing identified the strains as Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus oryzae, Penicillium sp., Penicillium sp., Penicillium daleae and Penicillium sp. with GenBank accession numbers KP309809, KP309810, KP309811, KP309812, KP309813 and KP309814, respectively. The ability of the isolated fungal strains to tolerate and solubilize Mn was investigated by subculturing them on Mn-supplemented plates with concentration ranging from 0.1 to 0.5% (w/v). Mn solubilizing ability of the fungal isolates is possibly due to the mycelia production of biogenerated organic acids such as oxalic acid, citric acid, maleic acid and gluconic acid as revealed by ion chromatography. Our investigation signifies the role of fungi in biotransformation of insoluble Mn oxide.
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