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  • The study explores the use of salt-tolerant fungi from mangrove wetlands to bioremediate wastewater from crustacean processing, which has high chloride levels.
  • The fungal species tested was capable of removing over 70% of chloride within three days, with the most significant removal and biomass increase occurring between the first and second day.
  • The fungi's genome includes chloride conversion enzymes, suggesting a potential pathway for effective bioremediation in the shell processing industry.

Article Abstract

Wastewater from processing crustacean shell features ultrahigh chloride content. Bioremediation of the wastewater is challenging due to the high chloride ion content, making it inhospitable for most microorganisms to survive and growth. In this study, mangrove wetland-derived fungi were first tested for their salt tolerance, and the highly tolerant isolates were cultured in shrimp processing wastewater and the chloride concentration was monitored. Notably, the filamentous fungal species could remove over 70% of the chloride in the wastewater within 3 days, with the fastest biomass increase (2.01 times heavier) and chloride removal occurring between day one and two. The chloride ions were sequestered into the fungal cells. The genome of this fungal species contained Cl conversion enzymes, which may have contributed to the ion removal. The fungal strain was found to be of low virulence in larval models and could serve as a starting point for further considerations in bioremediation of shell processing wastewater, promoting the development of green technology in the shell processing industry.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10613029PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1271286DOI Listing

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