Aureobasidium pullulans in applied microbiology: A status report

Microbial community study of the iron ore concentrate of the Sishen Iron Ore Mine, South Africa

“…Aureobasidium pullulans is a dimorphic fungus, which is commonly distributed throughout the environment, especially in soil and plants (Krogh et al 1998;Yoshikawa et al 2006). This fungus is able to grow well in the presence of high concentrations of saccharides, and produces polysaccharides (pullulans and β-glucan), oligosaccharides (FOS and isomaltooligosaccharides) and various carbohydrate-degrading enzymes (Deshpande et al 1992;Yun et al 1994;Hamada et al 2000). A. pullulans may be a potential candidate for bioremediation of heavy metal contaminated environments, as this fungus has been shown to assimilate certain heavy metals, such as zinc, cobalt, cadmium and copper (Gadd et al 1987;Krogh et al 1998).…”

Analysis of Bioactive Olygosaccharide-Metal Complexes by Modern FTIR Spectroscopy: Copper Complexes

“…A number of potential applications have been reported for this biopolymer as a result of its good film-forming properties; pullulan can form thin films which are transparent, oil resistant and impermeable to oxygen. Pullulan may be used as a coating and packaging material, as a sizing agent for paper, as a starch replacer in lowcalorie food formulations, in cosmetic emulsions, and in other industrial and medicinal applications (Deshpande et al, 1992). Pullulan is derivatized easily to control its solubility or provide reactive groups.…”

Pullulan from Agro-industrial Wastes

“…DNase and RNase (Deshpande et at., 1992). This makes it a serious threat to paints and plastic surfaces.…”