title: Bioleaching of manganese by Aspergillus sp. isolated from mining deposits.
abstract: A comprehensive study on fungus assisted bioleaching of manganese (Mn) was carried out to demonstrate Mn solubilization of collected low grade ore from mining deposits of Sanindipur, Odisha, India. A native fungal strain MSF 5 was isolated and identified as Aspergillus sp. by Inter Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequencing. The identified strain revealed an elevated tolerance ability to Mn under varying optimizing conditions like initial pH (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), carbon sources (dextrose, sucrose, fructose and glucose) and pulp density (2%, 3%, 4%, 5% and 6%). Bioleaching studies carried out under optimized conditions of 2% pulp density of Mn ore at pH 6, temperature 37 °C and carbon dosage (dextrose) resulted with 79% Mn recovery from the ore sample within 20 days. SEM-EDX characterization of the ore sample and leach residue was carried out and the micrographs demonstrated porous and coagulated precipitates scattered across the matrix. The corresponding approach of FTIR analysis regulating the Mn oxide formation shows a distinctive peak of mycelium cells with and without treated Mn, resulting with generalized vibrations like MnOxstretching and CH2stretch. Thus, our investigation endeavors' the considerate possible mechanism involved in fungal surface cells onto Mn ore illustrating an alteration in cellular Mn interaction.
authors.affiliation: Bioengineering & Biomineral Processing Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Khandagiri Square, Bhubaneswar, India.
authors.forename: Sansuta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.affiliation: Bioengineering & Biomineral Processing Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Khandagiri Square, Bhubaneswar, India.
authors.forename: Shreya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Bioengineering & Biomineral Processing Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Khandagiri Square, Bhubaneswar, India.
authors.forename: Sanghamitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, India. Electronic address: alok1503@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alok Prasad
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D001230:Aspergillus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008906:Mining; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008345:Manganese
keywords: Aspergillus sp.; Bioleaching; FTIR; Optimization; Protein profiling; SEM