Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:20:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 maria_rosangela_calheiros_alves.pdf: 3828211 bytes, checksum: 8f88ed401400b2866cfb1cd4b380fa2c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-13 / Chitosan is a natural polymer derived from deacetylation of chitin, derived from the cell wall of fungi and exoskeletons of crustaceans. Due to its chemical structure exhibits properties of chitosan great biotechnological importance with many applications in the environmental fields, agriculture, cosmetics, among others. To check chitosan production by micro-organism, studies were performed using the fungus Mucor subtilíssimus UCP / WFCC 1262 isolated from soil of the savanna of the state of Pernambuco, through full factorial design of 23, by solid state fermentation (FSS) using sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) supplemented with corn steep liquor (industrial waste) and yeast extract, and the response variables biomass and chitosan. For biomass production testing 5 whose composition 3g sweet potato, 8ml milhocina, and not using yeast extract showed the best result with 13.32 g / L of biomass, chitosan and the center point with 120.96 g / 100g biomass with the following composition: 20 g sweet potatoes, 6ml of corn steep liquor, 0.1 ml of yeast extract. The characterization of chitosan showed a degree of deacetylation of 60%. Microbiological chitosan obtained was tested for its environmental capacity in the discoloration of catiônicao dye, methylene blue (MB), process used in the textile industry having variables such as pH, time and temperature. Results obtained with efficiencies discoloration of methylene blue adsorption of the chitosan showed that the pH 6 was more efficient in bleaching AM biosorption with 92.73% under the condition of 8.30 mg to 20 mg of adsorbent in solution PM aqueous, suggesting its use in bioremediation processes of textile effluents. / Quitosana é um polímero natural derivado da desacetilação da quitina, oriundo da parede celular de fungos e exoesqueletos de crustáceos. Devida a sua estrutura química a quitosana apresenta propriedades de grande importância biotecnológica com diversas aplicações nas áreas ambientais, agricultura, cosméticos entre outras. Para averiguar a produção de quitosana por micro-organismo, estudos foram realizados utilizando o fungo Mucor subtilíssimus UCP/WFCC 1262 isolado do solo da caatinga do estado de Pernambuco, através do planejamento fatorial completo de 23, por fermentação semi sólida (FSS), utilizando batata doce (Ipomoea batatas L.) suplementada com milhocina (resíduo industrial) e extrato de levedura, sendo as variáveis respostas produção de biomassa e quitosana. Para a produção de biomassa o ensaio 5 cuja composição: 3g de batata doce, 8ml de milhocina, e não utilizando extrato de levedura apresentou o melhor resultado com 13,32g/L de biomassa, e para quitosana o ponto central com 120,96 g/100g de biomassa com seguinte composição: 20g de batata doce, 6ml de milhocina, 0,1ml de extrato de levedura. A caracterização da quitosana demonstrou um grau de desacetilação de 60%. A quitosana microbiológica obtida foi testada quanto a sua capacidade ambiental no processo de descoloração do corante catiônicao, azul de metileno (AM), empregado na indústria têxtil tendo como variáveis pH, tempo e temperatura . Os resultados obtidos sobre eficiências de descoloração do azul de metileno pela adsorção da quitosana demonstraram que o pH 6 foi mais eficiente na descoloração do AM com a biossorção de 92,73%, na condição 8,30mg do adsorvente para 20 mg de AM em solução aquosa, sugerindo seu emprego em processos de biorremediação de efluentes têxteis.

Terfezia pfeilii is an edible mycorrhizal fungus that thrives in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa. It is best known by desert dwellers for its flavour and as a source of nutrition. Although the genus Terfezia is generally regarded as being an ectomycorrhizal mycobiont, the exact mycorrhizal type formed by T. pfeilli and its' associated host plants remains uncertain. Discovery of the host plants for T. pfeilii would first be required in order to further investigate the life cycle and cultivation of this truffle. This study focussed on the isolation of mycelia from the ascocarp, optimising the growth conditions of the mycelial cultures, rapid molecular identification of T. pfeilii, investigation of potential helper bacteria and mycorrhizal synthesis experiments. T. pfeilii ascocarps were harvested from the Spitskop Nature Reserve in Upington, South Africa. Ascocarps were successfully identified using both morphological and molecular methods. Despite the delayed growth mostly caused by contaminating microorganisms, the isolation of T. pfeilii mycelia culture was successful. Molecular techniques were used to confirm the identity of the pure culture. Further studies were conducted on ways to improve the growth conditions of the mycelial culture on Fontana medium. An optimum temperature of 32°C, the addition of Bovine Serum Albumin as a nitrogen source and a pH of 7.5 significantly improved the growth of T. pfeilii in vitro. A rapid PeR-based molecular method was developed to speed up the identification of T. pfeilii. Specific primers that can exclusively amplify the ITS region of T. pfeilii were designed and used to identify both the ascocarps and the mycelial culture. The specificity of these primers was confirmed by their inability to amplify DNA from the isolates of contamining fungi obtained during the isolation process. Molecular comparison was made to confirm the reclassification of South African samples of T. pfeilii as Kalaharituber pfeilii as proposed by Ferdman et al.,(2005). However, in this study, the name T. pfeilii has been retained. A total of 17 bacterial isolates were obtained from the fruiting bodies of T. pfeaii and these were tested for stimulation of mycelial growth in vitro, indole production and phosphate solubilising capabilities. Bacterial isolates that showed potential to be Mycorrhization Helper Bacteria (MHB) were identified as Paenibacillus sp., Bacillus sp. and Rhizobium tropici. Selected plant seedlings were inoculated with T. pfeilii cultures or ascocarp slurry in order to re-establish the mycorrhizal association. After 8 months, light microscopy observations revealed an endomycorrhizal type association between Cynodon dactylon and T. pfeilii. This was confirmed with molecular analysis using specific T. pfeilii ITS primers. After 15 months, molecular methods confirmed Acacia erioloba as another host plant. These results have provided essential information paving the way for further investigation into the life cycle and biology of the Kalahari truffle. / KMBT_363 / Adobe Acrobat 9.53 Paper Capture Plug-in