Cd and Zn interactions and toxicity in ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes in axenic culture

De Oliveira, V. H. and Tibbett, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0143-2190 (2018) Cd and Zn interactions and toxicity in ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes in axenic culture. PeerJ, 6. e4478. ISSN 2167-8359 doi: 10.7717/peerj.4478

Abstract/Summary

Background. Metal contamination in soils affects both above- and belowground communities, including soil microorganisms. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are an important component in belowground community and tolerant strains have great potential in enhancing plant-based remediation techniques. We assessed cadmium and zinc toxicity in five ECM species in liquid media (Hebeloma subsaponaceum; H. cylindrosporum; H. crustuliniforme; Scleroderma sp.; Austroboletus occidentalis) and investigated the potential of Zn to alleviate Cd toxicity. Due to highly divergent results reported in the literature, liquid and solid media were compared experimentally for the first time in terms of differential toxicity thresholds in Cd and Zn interactions. Methods. A wide range of Cd and Zn concentrations were applied to ectomycorrhizal fungi in axenic cultures (in mg L

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/76572
Identification Number/DOI	10.7717/peerj.4478
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Soil Research Centre Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Sustainable Land Management > Centre for Agri-environmental Research (CAER)
Publisher	PeerJ
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