Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Introduction. In recent decades, there has been an intensification of environmental problems, which are becoming increasingly critical and frequent due to population growth. Microorganisms, including soilborne fungi, play an essential role in maintaining and balancing the environment. One of the mos...
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| description | Introduction. In recent decades, there has been an intensification of environmental problems, which are becoming increasingly critical and frequent due to population growth. Microorganisms, including soilborne fungi, play an essential role in maintaining and balancing the environment. One of the most impacted ecosystems in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, is the Jansen Lagoon State Park, an important tourist spot, which has suffered anthropogenic actions such as the dumping of household waste (sewage) in its body of water. As a consequence, these pollutants can accumulate in the adjacent soil, since the body of water is near this substrate. The objectives were to isolate and identify filamentous fungi from the soil of the Jansen Lagoon State Park. Methods. Monthly soil samples were collected and later processed using the modified suspension technique according to Clark (1965). Results. The isolated genera were Aspergillus, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Absidia, and Fusarium. Aspergillus is the fungal genus of greater dominance in the soil of the Jansen Lagoon State Park. Aspergillus niger was the dominant species (37%), followed by A. tamarii (21.6%). Conclusion. The main isolated fungi from the Jansen Lagoon State Park were Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus tamrii. These fungi can be used as biological markers of pollution and as biodegraders and/or bioremediators to improve the area studied. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c1b777d4cb740718bff61646371d9542025-02-03T01:28:16ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2020-01-01202010.1155/2020/37274533727453Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, BrazilIgor Vinícius Pimentel Rodrigues0Katia Regina Assunção Borges1Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva2Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento3Juliano dos Santos4Alexandre Santana Azevedo5Geusa Felipa de Barros Bezerra6Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde do Adulto, Núcleo de Imunologia Básica e Aplicada (NIBA), Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, BrazilPrograma de Pós-graduação em Saúde do Adulto, Núcleo de Imunologia Básica e Aplicada (NIBA), Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, BrazilPrograma de Pós-graduação em Clínica Médica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, BrazilPrograma de Pós-graduação em Saúde do Adulto, Departamento de Patologia, Núcleo de Imunologia Básica e Aplicada (NIBA), Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, BrazilPrograma de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, BrazilBicho Nativo Consultoria, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, BrazilPrograma de Pós-graduação em Saúde do Adulto, Departamento de Patologia, Núcleo de Imunologia Básica e Aplicada (NIBA), Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, BrazilIntroduction. In recent decades, there has been an intensification of environmental problems, which are becoming increasingly critical and frequent due to population growth. Microorganisms, including soilborne fungi, play an essential role in maintaining and balancing the environment. One of the most impacted ecosystems in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, is the Jansen Lagoon State Park, an important tourist spot, which has suffered anthropogenic actions such as the dumping of household waste (sewage) in its body of water. As a consequence, these pollutants can accumulate in the adjacent soil, since the body of water is near this substrate. The objectives were to isolate and identify filamentous fungi from the soil of the Jansen Lagoon State Park. Methods. Monthly soil samples were collected and later processed using the modified suspension technique according to Clark (1965). Results. The isolated genera were Aspergillus, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Absidia, and Fusarium. Aspergillus is the fungal genus of greater dominance in the soil of the Jansen Lagoon State Park. Aspergillus niger was the dominant species (37%), followed by A. tamarii (21.6%). Conclusion. The main isolated fungi from the Jansen Lagoon State Park were Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus tamrii. These fungi can be used as biological markers of pollution and as biodegraders and/or bioremediators to improve the area studied.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3727453 |
| spellingShingle | Igor Vinícius Pimentel Rodrigues Katia Regina Assunção Borges Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento Juliano dos Santos Alexandre Santana Azevedo Geusa Felipa de Barros Bezerra Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
| title_full | Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
| title_short | Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
| title_sort | diversity of soil filamentous fungi influenced by marine environment in sao luis maranhao brazil |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3727453 |
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