Diversidade e potencial enzimático de fungos marinhos associados a sedimentos da praia do Pecém

Abstract

This work reports the study of diversity and enzyme activity from marine-derived fungi isolated from sediments collected in Pecém beach, São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará. Thirteen fungal isolates were obtained, six of them from Penicillium genus (isolates B, E, G, H, I and K), two from Cladosporium (isolates A and F), two from Acremonium (isolates D and J), two from Rhinocladiella (isolates L and M), and one of them identified as Aspergillus terreus (isolate C). All isolates were able to grow in media prepared with sea water and distilled water, being classified as facultative marine fungi. Regarding the investigated enzymatic activities, two isolates (A and F) showed lipolytic activity, two (isolates B and C) presented amylolytic activity, and seven isolates (B, C, D, E, F, H and J) showed cellulolytic activity. The obtained results corroborate the importance of prospecting marine fungi as new sources of enzymes.