Some like it on the rocks: mineral-weathering fungi with manifold protective pigments
- The interface between materials and the environment is populated by microorganisms which organize on surfaces to form specially adapted and resistant microbial associations, so-called biofilms. Surface-bound biofilm growth is associated with substantial secretion of metabolic products that can significantly influence material corrosion. Here, a group of material-inhabiting fungi are presented, which colonize and weather air-exposed materials such as building façades, roofs and solar systems. A selected model fungus is used to carry out genetic and molecular biology experiments, which are microbiologically cutting-edge and allow for the development of novel time-saving techniques for material testing. The degree of material damage under the influence of this model fungus shows a measure of the aggressiveness of the biofilm under defined environmental conditions - and thus explores fundamental components of the interaction between material and biofilm.
Autor*innen: | Anna GorbushinaORCiD |
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Dokumenttyp: | Vortrag |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Präsentation |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2016 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Knufia petricola; Microcolonial fungi; Sub-aerial biofilms |
Veranstaltung: | GZMB-Kolloquium Mikrobiologie/Genetik |
Veranstaltungsort: | Göttingen, Germany |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 05.07.2016 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 05.07.2016 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 13.12.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |
Eingeladener Vortrag: | Nein |