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dc.contributor.authorLotlikar, N.P.
dc.contributor.authorDamare, S.R.
dc.contributor.authorMeena, R.M.
dc.contributor.authorLinsy, P.
dc.contributor.authorMascarenhas-Pereira, M.B.L.
dc.date.accessioned2019/03/31
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-30T12:44:18Z
dc.date.available2018/06/12
dc.date.available2019-04-30T12:44:18Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Microbiology, vol.58(2); 2018; 182-192
dc.identifier.issn0973-7715
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-018-0719-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/8002
dc.description.abstractChromium (Cr) released from industrial units such as tanneries, textile and electroplating industries is detrimental to the surrounding ecosystems and human health. The focus of the present study was to check the Cr(VI) removal efficiency by marine-derived fungi from liquid broth. Amongst the three Cr(VI) tolerant isolates, &Hash& NIOSN-SK56-S19 (Aspergillus sydowii) showed Cr-removal efficiency of 0.01 mg Cr mg-1 biomass resulting in 26% abatement of total Cr with just 2.8 mg of biomass produced during the growth in 300 ppm Cr(VI). Scanning Electron Microscopy revealed aggregation of mycelial biomass with exopolysaccharide, while Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy showed the presence of Cr2O3 inside the biomass indicating presence of active Cr(VI) removal mechanisms. This was further supported when the Cr(VI) removal was monitored using DPC (1,5-diphenylcarbazide) method. The results of this study point to the potential of marine-derived fungal isolates for Cr(VI) removal.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer India
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.titlePotential of Marine-Derived Fungi to Remove Hexavalent Chromium Pollutant from Culture Broth
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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