Seleção e caracterização de mutantes de Aspergillus niger eficientes em solubilizar fosfato na presença de fluoreto

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Ubiana de Cássia
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/5361
• topic: Solubilização de fosfato; Aspergillus niger; Mutagênese; Fluoreto; Fluorapatia; Phosphate solubilization; Aspergillus niger; Mutagenesis; Fluoride; Fluorapatite; CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::AGRONOMIA::CIENCIA DO SOLO::MICROBIOLOGIA E BIOQUIMICA DO SOLO

The use P solubilizing microorganisms are an alternative for a sustainable use of P against a backdrop of depletion of high-grade ores. Nevertheless, the chemical characteristics of rock phosphates (RP), particularly the level of toxic elements, can affect the efficiency of microbial solubilization. Fluoride (F-) released from fluorapatites has been shown to significantly inhibit P solubilization by Aspergillus niger, stimulating the search for alternatives to overcome F- toxicity. Thus, the aim of this study was to select A. niger mutants efficient at P solubilization in the presence of F-. Three selected mutants were also characterized as to their P solubilization mechanisms and the solubilization potential of different P sources. Twenty-nine mutants were obtained that presented changes in their phosphate solubilization activity in comparison to the wild type (WT). The mutant FS1-331 showed higher solubilization of Araxá RP, while FS1-555 promoted higher soluble P when grown in media with calcium phosphate supplemented with F- and in those with pure P sources. These mutants also showed higher tolerance to F- than the WT and displayed changes in the production of organic acids. The higher production of oxalic acid by FS1-331 and FS1-555 correlated with their improved capacity of Araxá RP solubilization. A mutant with decreased P solubilization capacity showed lower production of organic acids, corroborating the importance of these compounds for RP solubilization. FS1-331 was more efficient at solubilizing Araxá, Catalão, and Patos de Minas RPs than the WT and FS1-555. The variation in P solubilization capacity of the mutants obtained in this work may help clarify the RP solubilization mechanisms by A. niger. Moreover, the mutants with better performance selected in this work show potential for use in microbial RP solubilization systems with P sources rich in fluoride.