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November 16-17, 2017 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Annual Congress on
Mycology and Fungal Infections
Maria Korneykova
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Complexes of potentially pathogenic microscopic fungi in anthropogenic polluted soils
T
his study was undertaken to investigate the species diversity and structure of potentially pathogenic
(opportunistic) fungal complexes in podzolic soils polluted by uorine, heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Co), oil
products (diesel fuel, gas condensate, mazut). Lists of potentially pathogenic fungi isolated from soils are made
speci cally for north-western part of Russia (Kola Peninsula). The majority of studied fungi species belong to
the following genera:
Penicillium, Aspergillus, Mucor, Lecanicillium
and
Phoma. Penicillium miczynskii
was
identi ed as the most stable type of fungus with respect to all studied types of oil products.
Mucor hiemalis
was
identi ed as the most sensitive type. An increase of 15% portion of potentially pathogenic fungi as compared
to the background soil in zones of aluminum and copper-nickel plants was revealed. The results indicate an
increase of 20–25% of potentially pathogenic fungi in pollution of soil with oil products. The structure of
fungal complexes was observed to have changed in the polluted soils and the species number and frequency
of occurrence of potentially pathogenic fungi were also increased. Strains of fungi isolated from contaminated
soil show a greater degree of pathogenicity (based on protease, amylase, hemolytic activity) compared to strains
isolated from pure soil.
Biography
Maria Korneykova is a Mycologist, has completed her PhD from Komarov Botanical Institute Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg. She is the Acting
Head of Laboratory of Microoorganisms Ecology of Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences.
She has published more than 15 papers in reputed journals. She has 15 years of experience in ecology of fungi, air mycology, soil mycology, opportunistic fungi and their
effect on human health.
korneykova.maria@mail.ru