Fungi from Chernobyl : mycobiota of the inner regions of the containment structures of the damaged nuclear reactor

By N. Zhdanova, V. A. Zakharchenko, Vember Vv, L. T. Nakonechnaya. 2000

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Subfields: Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science

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Fungal involvement in bioweathering and biotransformation of rocks and minerals (2003, background): “In 1997 –1998, extensive fungal growth was observed on the walls and other building constructions in the inner part of the ‘Shelter’ built on the fourth Unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant damaged in 1986 (Zhdanova et al., 2000).”
Phylogeny and taxonomy of meristematic rock-inhabiting black fungi in the Dothideomycetes based on multi-locus phylogenies (2014, background): “…been found in nuclear reactors and their cooling water systems, suggesting that melanins could confer a remarkable tolerance to ionizing radiation (Zhdanova et al. 2000), even being responsible of ionizing gamma radiation’s conversion into chemical energy by still unknown mechanisms (Dadachova et…”
Synthesis and assembly of fungal melanin (2011, unknown): “For example, radiation-resistant melanized fungi can survive harsh climates including Antarctica and contaminated nuclear reactors (Rosa et al. 2010; Zhdanova et al. 2000).”
Fungi in Ecosystem Processes (2016, background): “Fungi are involved in the accumulation of radionuclides (Dighton and Terry, 1996) and are involved in the decomposition of radionuclide-containing materials (Zhdanova et al., 1991; 2000).”
Geomicrobiology of Eukaryotic Microorganisms (2010, background): “All kinds of rock- and mineral-based building and ceramic materials, including concrete and cement, can be attacked by microorganisms and in some environments, fungi dominate the microbiota and play an important role in biodeterioration (Gu et al. 1998; Nica et al. 2000; Warscheid and Braams 2000; Z”
Geomycology: biogeochemical transformations of rocks, minerals, metals and radionuclides by fungi, bioweathering and bioremediation. (2007, unknown): “Melanized fungi (e.g. Cladosporium spp., Alternaria alternata, Aureobasidium pullulans), are often isolated from soil samples treated with toxic industrial wastes containing high concentrations of copper and mercury (Zhdanova et al. 1986) and may also be dominant members of the mycobiota of metal-co”
Oxalate production by fungi: significance in geomycology, biodeterioration and bioremediation (2014, background): “Several fungi exhibit radiation-resistance and can colonize concrete barriers even under severe radioactive contamination such as that which occurred after the Chernobyl accident in 1986 (Zhdanova et al., 2000).”
The contribution of melanin to microbial pathogenesis (2003, background): “Remarkably, over 37 species of fungi have been identified within the damaged reactor, including A. alternata and Cladosporium sphaerospermum, within this site where radiation levels are over 10 thousand times the lethal human dose (Zhdanova et al., 2000).”