Abstract
Approximately 60 fungal isolates from Zijin Mountain (Nanjing, China) were screened to determine their
algicidal ability. The results show that 8 fungi belonging to Ascomycota and 5 belonging to Basidiomycota
have algicidal ability. Of these fungi, Irpex lacteus T2b, Trametes hirsuta T24, Trametes versicolor F21a,
and Bjerkandera adusta T1 showed strong algicidal ability. The order of fungal chlorophyll-a removal efficiency
was as follows: T. versicolor F21a > I. lacteus T2b > B. adusta T1 > T. hirsuta T24. In particular, T. versicolor
F21a completely removed algal cells within 30 h, showing the strongest algicidal ability. The results also
show that all 4 fungal species degraded algal cells through direct attack. In addition, most of the tested
fungi from the order Polyporales of Basidiomycota exhibited strong algicidal activity, suggesting that most
fungi that belong to this order have algicidal ability. The findings of this work could direct the search
for terrestrial fungi for bloom control.
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