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Bio-removal of cadmium from aqueous solutions by filamentous fungi: Trichoderma spp. and Piriformospora indica

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Six strains of Trichoderma spp. and Piriformospora indica have been studied for cadmium tolerance and bioaccumulation capacities by the poisoned food technique. A quantitative assay for Trichoderma spp. and P. indica was conducted in broth cultures supplemented with different cadmium concentrations (0–500 mg/l). In addition, the growth pattern of P. indica was determined by growing the fungus in a solid medium amended with eight concentrations of cadmium (0–200 mg/l). Generally, an increasing cadmium gradient in the culture medium suppressed the ability of fungi for cadmium accumulation. However, a negative relation was observed between the biomass production of fungi and cadmium uptake (q: mg/g biomass). Results showed that Trichoderma spp., especially T. simmonsii [UTFC 10063], are tolerant to cadmium toxicity and have a high ability to cadmium bioaccumulation. The biomass production of T. simmonsii [UTFC 10063] was significantly stimulated and increased by 46.1% when cadmium concentration increased from 0 to 125 mg/l. Moreover, 91.7 and 31.2% of cadmium removal was observed at 10 and 500 mg/l of the cadmium concentration, respectively. P. indica, however, showed a lower tolerance and removal efficiency for cadmium as compared with Trichoderma spp. Therefore, Trichoderma spp., especially T. simmonsii [UTFC 10063], can be exploited as potent bio-removal agents in cadmium-polluted aqueous solutions.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. M.A. Tajick Ghanbari and Dr. V. Babaeizad for providing the fungal strains and Dr. M. Najafi and Dr. A. Alizadeh for technical assistance.

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The authors wish to acknowledge Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University (Ahvaz, Iran), Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute of Tabarestan (GABIT), and Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University (Sari, Iran) for financial support of this study.

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  1. Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute of Tabarestan, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran

    Yasser Yaghoubian

  2. Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Ahvaz, Iran

    Seyed Ataollah Siadat & Mohammad Reza Moradi Telavat

  3. Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Crop Science, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran

    Hemmatollah Pirdashti

  4. Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

    Iraj Yaghoubian

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Highlights

• The growth of T. simmonsii [UTFC 10063] was stimulated by Cd increasing up to 125 mg/l.

• Increasing of Cd concentration suppressed the ability of fungi for Cd accumulation.

• There was a negative relation between fungi biomass and Cd uptake (q: mg/g biomass).

• T. simmonsii [UTFC 10063] can be exploited as potent bio-removal agents in Cd pollution.

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Yaghoubian, Y., Siadat, S.A., Moradi Telavat, M.R. et al. Bio-removal of cadmium from aqueous solutions by filamentous fungi: Trichoderma spp. and Piriformospora indica. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 7863–7872 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04255-6

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