Journal
MEMBRANES
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12030258
Keywords
lichen-like structure; Scenedesmus obliquus; Mucor circinelloides; mature mycelium; fatty acid composition
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- FAPESP [2016/10636-8, 2018/01386-3, 2020/15513-7]
- CAPES [001]
- CNPq [409346/2018-7]
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In this study, a lichen-like structure was formed by the combination of fungal mycelium and algal cells, resulting in high efficiency of cell recovery and biomass accumulation. The structure also showed promising lipid accumulation for industrial applications.
In this study, a lichen-like structure was obtained through the production of a unique biomass, formed by algae cells of Scenedesmus obliquus adhering to the mycelium of filamentous fungal Mucor circinelloides. This structure was composed in two steps; in the first one, microalgal cells and spores were incubated separately, and in the second one, after 72 h of growth, isolated, mature mycelium was harvested and added to cell culture. For spores' incubation, a culture medium containing only 2 g center dot L-1 of glucose and minerals was used. This culture medium, with low sugar content, provided a fungal biomass to the anchorage of microalgae cells. WC medium was used without and with sugarcane molasses supplementation for microalgae cells' incubation. The lichen-type structure that was formed resulted in 99.7% efficiency in the recovery of microalgae cells and in up to 80% efficiency in the recovery of algae biomass in the lichen biomass composition. In addition, the resulting consortium attained a satisfactory lipid accumulation value (38.2 wt%) with a balanced fatty acid composition of 52.7% saturated plus monounsaturated fatty acids and 47.4% polyunsaturated fatty acids. Since fungal species are easy to recover, unlike microalgae, the lichen-like structure produced indicates an efficient low-cost bioremediation and harvesting alternative; in addition, it provides an oleaginous biomass for various industrial applications.
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