Hypersaline waters in salterns - natural ecological niches for halophilic black yeasts |
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| Authors: | Gunde-Cimermana Zalarb de Hoogc S Plemenitasd |
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| Institution: | University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Biology Department, Ve?na pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;National institute of Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Industrial Mycology, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box 273, NL-3740 AG Baarn, The Netherlands;University of Ljubljana, Medical Faculty, Biochemical Institute, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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| Abstract: | Hypersaline waters in salterns have so far been considered to be populated only with halophilic algae and bacteria and completely lacking halophilic fungi. In this paper we present population dynamics of polymorphic black yeasts, isolated from hypersaline waters (3-30% NaCl) of a saltern, in relation to different physicochemical parameters. Hortaea werneckii, Phaeotheca triangularis, Trimmatostroma salinum, Aureobasidium pullulans and Cladosporium spp. were detected with the highest frequency just before the peak of halite (NaCl) concentration. Since H. werneckii, P. triangularis and T. salinum are not known outside saline environments, these results suggest that hypersaline water is their natural ecological niche. |
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| Keywords: | Saltern Hypersaline water Crystallization pond Halite Halophilic fungus Black yeast |
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