Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park

Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park

Heavy metal pollution is an environmental issue globally and the aim of this study was to isolate endophytic fungi from mangrove wetlands of Sarawak to assess and test their ability to grow in the presence of various heavy metals (copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), and chromium (Cr)). Samples of Ny...

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Main Authors: Choo, Jenny, Nuraini, Binti Mohd Sabri, Tan, Daniel, Aazani, Mujahid, Müller, Moritz
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2015
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TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
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spelling unimas-97552017-02-06T07:24:46Z http://ir.unimas.my/9755/ Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park Choo, Jenny Nuraini, Binti Mohd Sabri Tan, Daniel Aazani, Mujahid Müller, Moritz TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering Heavy metal pollution is an environmental issue globally and the aim of this study was to isolate endophytic fungi from mangrove wetlands of Sarawak to assess and test their ability to grow in the presence of various heavy metals (copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), and chromium (Cr)). Samples of Nypa fruticans were collected from Kuching Wetland National Park (KWNP) for subsequent endophyte isolation. Ninety-three (93) isolates were obtained and assessed and the most resistant isolates (growing at concentrations up to 1000 ppm) were identified using fungal primers ITS 1 and ITS 4. All of the endophytic fungi were identified to be closely related to Pestalotiopsis sp. and this is to our knowledge the first study reporting the ability of Pestalotiopsis sp. to grow at high concentrations of copper, lead, zinc and chromium. Our results highlight the potential of using endophytic fungi for the treatment of heavy metal pollution, for example as biosorbents. Springer 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/9755/1/NO%2063%20Heavy%20metal%20resistant%20endophytic%20fungi%20isolated%20from%20Nypa%20fruticans%20in%20Kuching%20Wetland%20National%20Park%20-%20abstrak.pdf Choo, Jenny and Nuraini, Binti Mohd Sabri and Tan, Daniel and Aazani, Mujahid and Müller, Moritz (2015) Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park. Ocean Science Journal, 50 (2). pp. 445-453. ISSN 2005-7172 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12601-015-0040-2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12601-015-0040-2
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topic TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
spellingShingle TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
Choo, Jenny
Nuraini, Binti Mohd Sabri
Tan, Daniel
Aazani, Mujahid
Müller, Moritz
Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park
description Heavy metal pollution is an environmental issue globally and the aim of this study was to isolate endophytic fungi from mangrove wetlands of Sarawak to assess and test their ability to grow in the presence of various heavy metals (copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), and chromium (Cr)). Samples of Nypa fruticans were collected from Kuching Wetland National Park (KWNP) for subsequent endophyte isolation. Ninety-three (93) isolates were obtained and assessed and the most resistant isolates (growing at concentrations up to 1000 ppm) were identified using fungal primers ITS 1 and ITS 4. All of the endophytic fungi were identified to be closely related to Pestalotiopsis sp. and this is to our knowledge the first study reporting the ability of Pestalotiopsis sp. to grow at high concentrations of copper, lead, zinc and chromium. Our results highlight the potential of using endophytic fungi for the treatment of heavy metal pollution, for example as biosorbents.
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author Choo, Jenny
Nuraini, Binti Mohd Sabri
Tan, Daniel
Aazani, Mujahid
Müller, Moritz
author_facet Choo, Jenny
Nuraini, Binti Mohd Sabri
Tan, Daniel
Aazani, Mujahid
Müller, Moritz
author_sort Choo, Jenny
title Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park
title_short Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park
title_full Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park
title_fullStr Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park
title_full_unstemmed Heavy Metal Resistant Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Nypa fruticans in Kuching Wetland National Park
title_sort heavy metal resistant endophytic fungi isolated from nypa fruticans in kuching wetland national park
publisher Springer
publishDate 2015
url http://ir.unimas.my/9755/
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