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Municipal solid waste (MSW) containing harmful substances is a major concern in waste management and can cause adverse effects on diversity of fungi in soil. The main objective was to evaluate the fungal diversity inhabiting in the soil nearby MSW disposal site. The fungal strains were isolated in potato dextrose agar (PDA), media at temperatures 28 ± 1 °C by using standard serial dilution pour plate method, and appeared fungal colonies identified based on morphological characteristics. The overall most fungal diversity was found in soil sample collected from S5, followed by S4, S3, S1, and least in S2 site. A total of 24 fungal isolates recovered from the different MSW sites and Aspergillus sp., Fusarium sp., and Curvularia sp. genus has isolated from all the samples. In addition, the metal tolerance index performed because it needs to classify the fungus for their best use as potential agent for environmental protection. The metal tolerance outcomes revealed that both metals (cadmium and chromium) has appeared as the highest growth inhibitor for most strains and even fungal colonies did not propagate very well on the surface of media. Therefore, these findings suggest that the pre-adapted indigenous fungal isolates have proven remarkable tolerance ability to both metals. Furthermore, these highly metal-tolerant fungal strains are recommended for detail research or can use in pilot-scale bioremediation application to treat contaminated site.
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The authors are thankful to the Head, Department of Biological Science, R.D. University, Jabalpur (India) for providing laboratory facilities. We also thankful to Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board, and Municipal Corporation Jabalpur (M.P.) for their kind support. Authors are thankful to the anonymous reviewers and the Editor of Environmental Science and Pollution Research, for their invaluable suggestions and comments, which have been immensely useful and improved the quality of this manuscript.
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Awasthi, A.K., Pandey, A. & Khan, J. A preliminary report of indigenous fungal isolates from contaminated municipal solid waste site in India. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 8880–8888 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8472-0
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