Research
Currently, several research works in mycology have been developed at MycoTec Lab taking advantage of it modern premises. The facility of MycoTec Lab has been used as a platform to the development of BSc, MSc and PhD thesis, and to Post-doctoral researches in their subject field in mycology. Further, there is a range of courses and training courses to students and professional comes from the mycological field. For more information contact the MycoTec Labs Research Department.
The current research projects ongoing on MycoTec Lab are the follow:
Filamentous Fungi in Drinking Water;
Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants by White Rot Fungi;
Organic pollutants such as dyes have been extensively used in a broad range of industries, especially in textiles. Dyeing textiles generate large amounts of alkaline effluents with high concentration of salts. White rot fungi (WRF) are very efficient ligninolytic microorganisms capable of degrading various types of dyes due their extracellular oxidative enzymes, mainly lignin peroxidase (LiP), manganese peroxidase (MnP) and laccase (Lac). Different studies have been developed at MycoTec Lab to aiming to find the best conditions to WRF decolourise the azo dyes in range of pH, temperature and salinity. Moreover, some works are ongoing at MycoTec Lab under the aim of prospect new enzymes and improve the degradative capability of these fun.Silver Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agents;
Study of Fungal Infections in Humans and Domestic Animals Skin;