The aim of the present work was to study the cadmium effects on growth, ultrastructure and polyphosphate metabolism, as well as to evaluate the metal removal and accumulation by Cunninghamella elegans (IFM 46109) growing in culture medium. The presence of cadmium reduced growth, and a longer lag phase was observed. However, the phosphate uptake from the culture medium increased 15% when compare...

The locally isolated filamentous fungus Cunninghamella bainieri 2A1 was cultivated in a 5 L bioreactor to produce lipid and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). The optimization was carried out using response surface methodology based on a central composite design. A statistical model, second-order polynomial model, was adjusted to the experimental data to evaluate the effect of key operating variables,...

Mucormycosis is a rare type of fungal infection commonly known as zygomycosis, the tends to crop up more in individuals with low and weakened immunity level, if left untreated, mucormycosis can be life-threatening fatal. previously zygomycosis consequential caused by several mildews micromycetes. The revised taxonomical studies revealed that micromycetes causing infections are classified specie...