Exophiala sideris, a novel black yeast isolated from environments polluted with toxic alkyl benzenes and arsenic

Seyedmojtaba Seyedmousavi; Hamid Badali; Andrzej Chlebicki; Jingjun Zhao; Francesc Xavier Prenafeta-Boldú; G Sybren De Hoog

doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2011.06.004

Exophiala sideris, a novel black yeast isolated from environments polluted with toxic alkyl benzenes and arsenic

Fungal Biol. 2011 Oct;115(10):1030-7. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.06.004. Epub 2011 Jul 1.

Authors

Seyedmojtaba Seyedmousavi¹, Hamid Badali, Andrzej Chlebicki, Jingjun Zhao, Francesc Xavier Prenafeta-Boldú, G Sybren De Hoog

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch Ardabil, Iran.

PMID: 21944215
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.06.004

Abstract

A novel species of the black yeast genus Exophiala (order Chaetothyriales) is described. Strains were repeatedly obtained by enriching samples of wild berries from different plants, guano-rich soil and from oak railway ties treated with arsenic creosote under a toluene-rich atmosphere. An identical strain was encountered in a closed arsenic mine polluted by alkyl benzenes. Its potential use for purposes of bioremediation is discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arsenic / metabolism*
Benzene / metabolism*
Biodegradation, Environmental
Environmental Microbiology*
Environmental Pollutants / metabolism*
Environmental Pollution
Exophiala / classification
Exophiala / genetics
Exophiala / isolation & purification*
Exophiala / metabolism*
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny

Substances

Environmental Pollutants
Benzene
Arsenic