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R Gargarello1, S Cavalitto, D Di Gregorio
1Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Uranium(VI) sorption by two highly uranium-resistant air-borne fungi in a low-pH medium was measured by means of gamma spectrometry. Growth kinetics and stoichiometry of the two fungal species were also studied. Results show acceptable growth rates in synthetic medium with glucose and ammonia as carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively. Typical oxidative metabolism of carbohydrates was found. In vivo uptake of the radionuclide was negligible, but biosorption dry biomass presented a remarkable performance. The fungal strains showed potential for use in bioremediation.
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